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About Paindula Village

Paindula is a small village in Jakhnidhar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 187, made up of 67 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,791 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paindula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paindula village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Jakhnidhar
Pincode 249121
Area (hectares) 78.18 hectares
Population 187
Male Population 67
Female Population 120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,791
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 Paindula compares

By the 2011 count Paindula is the 57th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 243 residents. Its 78.18 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1266.

Getting to Paindula

Paindula is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Paindula 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 Paindula from other places

Paindula lies about 14 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 35 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 Paindula
Tehsil headquarters Jakhnidhar 7.9 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 14 km
Nearest town Tehri 14 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 35 km

Villages closest to Paindula

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jakhnidhar 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 Paindula

As per the Census of India 2011, Paindula village had a population of 187. That makes it the 57th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 243 residents.

Paindula village has 67 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paindula has about 1791 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1266.

The pincode recorded for Paindula is 249121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paindula covers 78.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paindula falls under Jakhnidhar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Paindula is Rishikesh, about 35 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 Paindula.

Paindula is about 14 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paindula is in Jakhnidhar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Jakhnidhar is about 7.9 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 14 km away. Tehri is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shrikot (under 2 km), Borgaon (1.7 km) and Bainsoli Malli (1.7 km).

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

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