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About Pangkatara Village

Pangkatara is a small village in Kosya Kutauli tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 260, made up of 131 males and 129 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pangkatara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pangkatara village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Kosya Kutauli
Pincode 263135
Area (hectares) 129.97 hectares
Population 260
Male Population 131
Female Population 129
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pangkatara compares

By the 2011 count Pangkatara is the 49th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 129.97 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1055.

Getting to Pangkatara

Pangkatara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pangkatara as Available within 10+ 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 Pangkatara from other places

Pangkatara lies about 11 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 28 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 Pangkatara
Tehsil headquarters Kosya Kutauli 6.2 km
District headquarters Nainital 11 km
Nearest town Naini Tāl 11 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 28 km

Villages closest to Pangkatara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kosya Kutauli 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 Pangkatara

As per the Census of India 2011, Pangkatara village had a population of 260. That makes it the 49th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Pangkatara village has 131 males and 129 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pangkatara has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1055.

The pincode recorded for Pangkatara is 263135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pangkatara covers 129.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pangkatara falls under Kosya Kutauli tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Pangkatara is Kathgodam, about 28 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pangkatara.

Pangkatara is about 11 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pangkatara is in Kosya Kutauli tehsil of Nainital district. Kosya Kutauli is about 6.2 km away. Nainital is about 11 km away. Naini Tāl is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khalar (under 2 km), Khalejar (under 2 km) and Simrar (under 2 km).

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

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