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About Pajiyara Village

Pajiyara is a small village in Jakhnidhar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 195, made up of 90 males and 105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,167 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pajiyara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pajiyara village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Jakhnidhar
Pincode 249122
Area (hectares) 68.37 hectares
Population 195
Male Population 90
Female Population 105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,167
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pajiyara compares

By the 2011 count Pajiyara is the 50th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 243 residents. Its 68.37 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1266.

Getting to Pajiyara

Pajiyara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pajiyara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Pajiyara from other places

Pajiyara lies about 11 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 33 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 Pajiyara
Tehsil headquarters Jakhnidhar 4.7 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 11 km
Nearest town Tehri 11 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 33 km

Villages closest to Pajiyara

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 Pajiyara

As per the Census of India 2011, Pajiyara village had a population of 195. That makes it the 50th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 243 residents.

Pajiyara village has 90 males and 105 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pajiyara has about 1167 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1266.

The pincode recorded for Pajiyara is 249122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pajiyara covers 68.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Pajiyara is Rishikesh, about 33 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Pajiyara.

Pajiyara is about 11 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pajiyara is in Jakhnidhar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Jakhnidhar is about 4.7 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 11 km away. Tehri is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rama (under 2 km), Chaund Jaspur (under 2 km) and Gaunsari (1.6 km).

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

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