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About Pholtanda Village

Pholtanda is a small village in Dhoomakot tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 156, made up of 72 males and 84 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,167 females per 1000 males. The village covers 220.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pholtanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pholtanda village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Dhoomakot
Pincode 246161
Area (hectares) 220.45 hectares
Population 156
Male Population 72
Female Population 84
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,167
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pholtanda compares

By the 2011 count Pholtanda is the 93rd largest of the 329 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 119 residents. Its 220.45 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1280.

Getting to Pholtanda

Pholtanda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pholtanda as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Patotiya, Patsoli Talla, Patusoli Malla and Patusoli Walli. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Pholtanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Pholtanda village had a population of 156. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 329 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 119 residents.

Pholtanda village has 72 males and 84 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pholtanda has about 1167 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1280.

The pincode recorded for Pholtanda is 246161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pholtanda covers 220.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pholtanda falls under Dhoomakot tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Pholtanda 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 - 10 km distance for Pholtanda.

Pholtanda is in Dhoomakot tehsil of Garhwal district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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