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About Panjyala Village

Panjyala is a mid sized village in Dunda tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 681, made up of 331 males and 350 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249193, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panjyala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panjyala village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Dunda
Pincode 249193
Area (hectares) 148.75 hectares
Population 681
Male Population 331
Female Population 350
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,057
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Panjyala compares

By the 2011 count Panjyala is the 22nd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 148.75 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Panjyala

Panjyala is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Panjyala as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Panjyala from other places

Panjyala lies about 24 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 46 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 Panjyala
Nearest town Tehri 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Dunda 23 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 24 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 46 km

Villages closest to Panjyala

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 Panjyala

As per the Census of India 2011, Panjyala village had a population of 681. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Panjyala village has 331 males and 350 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panjyala has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Panjyala is 249193. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panjyala covers 148.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Panjyala falls under Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Panjyala is Harrawala, about 46 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Panjyala.

Panjyala is about 24 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panjyala is in Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Tehri is about 14 km away. Dunda is about 23 km away. Uttarkashi is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhareti (1.6 km), Dhikbijpur (2.2 km) and Bareth (3.9 km).

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

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