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About Pursottampur Village

Pursottampur is a small village in Kaladhungi tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 81, made up of 42 males and 39 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 17.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pursottampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pursottampur village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Kaladhungi
Pincode 263140
Area (hectares) 17.45 hectares
Population 81
Male Population 42
Female Population 39
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pursottampur compares

By the 2011 count Pursottampur is the 104th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 429 residents. Its 17.45 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Pursottampur

Pursottampur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pursottampur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pursottampur from other places

Pursottampur lies about 27 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 11 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 Pursottampur
Nearest town Rāmnagar 11 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Kaladhungi 16 km
District headquarters Nainital 27 km

Villages closest to Pursottampur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pursottampur village had a population of 81. That makes it the 104th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 429 residents.

Pursottampur village has 42 males and 39 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pursottampur has about 929 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 Pursottampur is 263140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pursottampur covers 17.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pursottampur falls under Kaladhungi tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Pursottampur is Ramnagar, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Pursottampur.

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

Pursottampur is in Kaladhungi tehsil of Nainital district. Rāmnagar is about 11 km away. Ramnagar is about 11 km away. Kaladhungi is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pattapani (under 2 km), Mohanpur Rautela (under 2 km) and Semal Chaur (under 2 km).

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

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