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About Pingiri Village

Pingiri is a small village in Kalsi tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 126, made up of 66 males and 60 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248158, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pingiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pingiri village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Kalsi
Pincode 248158
Area (hectares) 72.29 hectares
Population 126
Male Population 66
Female Population 60
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
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 Pingiri compares

By the 2011 count Pingiri is the 120th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 72.29 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Pingiri

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

Pingiri lies about 27 km from Dehradun. 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 Pingiri
Tehsil headquarters Kalsi 6.9 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 18 km
District headquarters Dehradun 27 km

Villages closest to Pingiri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pingiri village had a population of 126. That makes it the 120th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Pingiri village has 66 males and 60 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pingiri has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Pingiri is 248158. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pingiri covers 72.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pingiri falls under Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Pingiri notes the nearest railway station 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 Pingiri.

Pingiri is about 27 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pingiri is in Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district. Kalsi is about 6.9 km away. Mussoorie is about 18 km away. Dehradun is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gaski (under 2 km), Kamla (1.6 km) and Balanu (2.0 km).

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

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