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About Pariya Village

Pariya is a mid sized village in Pratapnagar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 576, made up of 247 males and 329 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,332 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pariya village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Pratapnagar
Pincode 249165
Area (hectares) 199.46 hectares
Population 576
Male Population 247
Female Population 329
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,332
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pariya compares

By the 2011 count Pariya is the 50th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 504 residents. Its 199.46 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1142.

Getting to Pariya

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

Pariya lies about 28 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 48 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 Pariya
Nearest town Srīnagar 7.6 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Pratapnagar 32 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 48 km

Villages closest to Pariya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pariya village had a population of 576. That makes it the 50th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 504 residents.

Pariya village has 247 males and 329 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pariya has about 1332 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1142.

The pincode recorded for Pariya is 249165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pariya covers 199.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pariya falls under Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Pariya is Rishikesh, about 48 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 5 - 10 km distance for Pariya.

Pariya is about 28 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pariya is in Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Srīnagar is about 7.6 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 28 km away. Pratapnagar is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kadiyal Gaon (15 km), Kaflna (15 km) and Dov Lamoli (16 km).

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

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