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Pagnau

पग्नौ
Joshimath mandal
Pincode 246472
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Ramesh Chandra
Contact: 98****3984
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LGD code
40849
Pincode
246472
Post office
Pipalkoti
Population
390
Households
94
Literacy rate
68.5%
Sex ratio
1074 ♀/1000♂
Workers
146
Distance to district centre
38 km
Distance to mandal centre
15 km
Distance to Dehradun
142 km
Distance to Delhi
304 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Pipalkoti SD Ground Hospital · 9 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Pagnau compares

By population, Pagnau ranks #23 of 99 villages in Joshimath mandal.

Literacy rate
%
68.5%
−5.7% vs mandal average
Pagnau
68.5%
Joshimath mandal
74.2%
Chamoli district
71.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,074
+233 vs mandal average
Pagnau
1,074
Joshimath mandal
841
Household size
people per home
4.1
+0.3 vs mandal average
Pagnau
4.1
Joshimath mandal
3.8

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Pagnau at a glance

Pagnau is a village of 390 people in 94 households (Census 2011) in Joshimath tehsil, Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, the 23rd-largest of 99 villages in Joshimath tehsil. Literacy is 69%, 6 points below the tehsil average of 74% and the sex ratio is 1,074 women per 1,000 men. It lies 38 km from the Chamoli district centre (straight-line distances). The pincode is 246472, served by Pipalkoti post office; the LGD village code is 40849. The nearest hospital or health centre is Pipalkoti SD Ground Hospital, 9 km away. The sarpanch is Ramesh Chandra, and the village votes in Badrinath assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rajendra Singh Bhandari. The population is estimated at 460 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Pagno

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Pagnau · this village39069%
Dasoli · Pankhu75977%0.8 km NE
Dasoli · Jakhani Dhar36667%0.8 km NE
Gulabkoti · Joshimath35667%1.2 km NW
Langsi · Joshimath39571%1.6 km W
Rupung · Leporiang Circle14766%2.8 km E
Dwing · Joshimath12783%3.4 km W

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Key facts — Pagnau

LGD code
40849
Pincode
246472
Post office
Pipalkoti
Population (Census 2011)
390
Population (projected 2026)
460
Households
94
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1074
Literacy rate
68.5%
Coordinates
30.49454°N, 79.49630°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Garhwal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Badrinath
Member of Parliament
Anil Baluni
Member of Legislative Assembly
Rajendra Singh Bhandari
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Ramesh Chandra
Block / Mandal
Joshimath
Getting there

How to reach Pagnau

Mandal centre
Joshimath · ≈ 15 km
≈ 30 min by car · 36 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Chamoli · ≈ 38 km
≈ 1 h 19 min by car · 1 h 34 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun142 kmcapital
  • Delhi304 km
  • Kolkata1246 km
  • Mumbai1434 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Bus stopPakhi5 km
  • Hospital / PHCPipalkoti SD Ground Hospital9 km
  • ATM / bankSBI ATM9 km
  • Petrol pumpINDIAN OIL FUEL STATION19 km
  • Police stationMilitary border8 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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