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About Paunti Village

Paunti is a mid sized village in Rajgarhi tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,782, made up of 900 males and 882 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 430.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paunti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paunti village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Rajgarhi
Pincode 249141
Area (hectares) 430.24 hectares
Population 1,782
Male Population 900
Female Population 882
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
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 Paunti compares

By the 2011 count Paunti is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 353 residents. Its 430.24 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Paunti

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

Paunti lies about 31 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 73 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 Paunti
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarhi 12 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 31 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 57 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 73 km

Villages closest to Paunti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paunti village had a population of 1,782. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 353 residents.

Paunti village has 900 males and 882 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paunti has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Paunti is 249141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paunti covers 430.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paunti falls under Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Paunti is Dehradun, about 73 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 Paunti.

Paunti is about 31 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paunti is in Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Rajgarhi is about 12 km away. Uttarkashi is about 31 km away. Mussoorie is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nisari (2.5 km), Sarnaul (2.5 km) and Semalsari (2.5 km).

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

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