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About Pahi Village

Pahi is a small village in Bhatwari tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 338, made up of 175 males and 163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pahi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Bhatwari
Pincode 249135
Area (hectares) 84.62 hectares
Population 338
Male Population 175
Female Population 163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pahi compares

By the 2011 count Pahi is the 66th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 578 residents. Its 84.62 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Pahi

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

Pahi lies about 18 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 77 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 Pahi
Tehsil headquarters Bhatwari 1.8 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 18 km
Nearest town Tehri 46 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 77 km

Villages closest to Pahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pahi village had a population of 338. That makes it the 66th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 578 residents.

Pahi village has 175 males and 163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pahi has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Pahi is 249135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pahi covers 84.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pahi falls under Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Pahi is Dehradun, about 77 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 Pahi.

Pahi is about 18 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pahi is in Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Bhatwari is about 1.8 km away. Uttarkashi is about 18 km away. Tehri is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malla (under 2 km), Jokani (under 2 km) and Lata (under 2 km).

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

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