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About Pawani Village

Pawani is a small village in Mori tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 239, made up of 111 males and 128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,153 females per 1000 males. The village covers 198.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pawani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pawani village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Mori
Pincode 249128
Area (hectares) 198.32 hectares
Population 239
Male Population 111
Female Population 128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,153
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pawani compares

By the 2011 count Pawani is the 66th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 408 residents. Its 198.32 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Pawani

Pawani is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pawani as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Pawani from other places

Pawani lies about 44 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 94 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 Pawani
Tehsil headquarters Mori 29 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 44 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 78 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 94 km

Villages closest to Pawani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pawani village had a population of 239. That makes it the 66th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 408 residents.

Pawani village has 111 males and 128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pawani has about 1153 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Pawani is 249128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pawani covers 198.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pawani falls under Mori tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Pawani is Dehradun, about 94 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pawani.

Pawani is about 44 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pawani is in Mori tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Mori is about 29 km away. Uttarkashi is about 44 km away. Mussoorie is about 78 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Osala (under 2 km), Monda (under 2 km) and Gangar (1.8 km).

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

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