About Pani Gaon Village

Pani Gaon is a mid sized village in Puraula tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 596, made up of 309 males and 287 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249185, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pani Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pani Gaon village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Uttarkashi
Tehsil	Puraula
Pincode	249185
Area (hectares)	131.41 hectares
Population	596
Male Population	309
Female Population	287
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	929
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 Pani Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Pani Gaon is the 19th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 131.41 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Pani Gaon

Pani Gaon is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pani Gaon 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 Pani Gaon from other places

Pani Gaon lies about 16 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 51 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 Pani Gaon
Tehsil headquarters	Puraula	16 km
District headquarters	Uttarkashi	16 km
Nearest town	Tehri	22 km
Nearest railway station	Harrawala	51 km

Villages closest to Pani Gaon

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

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Common questions about Pani Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Pani Gaon village had a population of 596. That makes it the 19th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Pani Gaon village has 309 males and 287 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pani Gaon has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Pani Gaon is 249185. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pani Gaon covers 131.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pani Gaon falls under Puraula tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Pani Gaon is Harrawala, about 51 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 Pani Gaon.

Pani Gaon is about 16 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pani Gaon is in Puraula tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Puraula is about 16 km away. Uttarkashi is about 16 km away. Tehri is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.