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About Pajgaon Village

Pajgaon is a small village in Ghansali tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 16, made up of 9 males and 7 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 778 females per 1000 males. The village covers 14.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pajgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pajgaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Ghansali
Pincode 249155
Area (hectares) 14.35 hectares
Population 16
Male Population 9
Female Population 7
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 778
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pajgaon compares

By the 2011 count Pajgaon is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 420 residents. Its 14.35 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1240.

Getting to Pajgaon

Pajgaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pajgaon as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pajgaon from other places

Pajgaon lies about 27 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 19 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Pajgaon
Nearest town Rishīkesh 18 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghansali 20 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 27 km

Villages closest to Pajgaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghansali tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Pajgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Pajgaon village had a population of 16. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 420 residents.

Pajgaon village has 9 males and 7 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pajgaon has about 778 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1240.

The pincode recorded for Pajgaon is 249155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pajgaon covers 14.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pajgaon falls under Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Pajgaon is Rishikesh, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pajgaon.

Pajgaon is about 27 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pajgaon is in Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Rishīkesh is about 18 km away. Rishikesh is about 19 km away. Ghansali is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jandoli (2.1 km), Atgal Chak (4.1 km) and Padagali May Ghotiwali (4.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Pajgaon today is likely to be higher.

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