About Pinswar Village

Pinswar is a mid sized village in Ghansali tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 653, made up of 328 males and 325 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pinswar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pinswar village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil	Ghansali
Pincode	249125
Area (hectares)	160.02 hectares
Population	653
Male Population	328
Female Population	325
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	991
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pinswar compares

By the 2011 count Pinswar is the 45th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 420 residents. Its 160.02 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1240.

Getting to Pinswar

Pinswar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pinswar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Pinswar from other places

Pinswar lies about 64 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 36 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 Pinswar
Nearest town	Pauri	27 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ghansali	30 km
Nearest railway station	Kotdwara	36 km
District headquarters	Tehri Garhwal	64 km

Villages closest to Pinswar

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.

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Common questions about Pinswar

As per the Census of India 2011, Pinswar village had a population of 653. That makes it the 45th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 420 residents.

Pinswar village has 328 males and 325 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pinswar has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1240.

The pincode recorded for Pinswar is 249125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pinswar covers 160.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Pinswar is Kotdwara, about 36 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pinswar.

Pinswar is about 64 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pinswar is in Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Pauri is about 27 km away. Ghansali is about 30 km away. Kotdwara is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.