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About Panchan Gaon Village

Panchan Gaon is a mid sized village in Dunda tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 522, made up of 258 males and 264 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panchan Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panchan Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Dunda
Pincode 249151
Area (hectares) 155.36 hectares
Population 522
Male Population 258
Female Population 264
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
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 Panchan Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Panchan Gaon is the 37th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 155.36 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Panchan Gaon

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

Panchan Gaon lies about 25 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 45 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 Panchan Gaon
District headquarters Uttarkashi 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Dunda 28 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 30 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 45 km

Villages closest to Panchan Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dunda 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 Panchan Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Panchan Gaon village had a population of 522. That makes it the 37th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Panchan Gaon village has 258 males and 264 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panchan Gaon has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Panchan Gaon is 249151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panchan Gaon covers 155.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Panchan Gaon falls under Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Panchan Gaon is Dehradun, about 45 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 Panchan Gaon.

Panchan Gaon is about 25 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panchan Gaon is in Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Uttarkashi is about 25 km away. Dunda is about 28 km away. Mussoorie is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uprikot (7.8 km), Kharwan (8.6 km) and Paini Bhanwan (8.6 km).

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

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