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About Pipaltar Village

Pipaltar is a small village in Berinag tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 456, made up of 218 males and 238 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,092 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262572, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pipaltar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pipaltar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Berinag
Pincode 262572
Area (hectares) 155.25 hectares
Population 456
Male Population 218
Female Population 238
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,092
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 Pipaltar compares

By the 2011 count Pipaltar is the 25th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 183 residents. Its 155.25 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1140.

Getting to Pipaltar

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

Pipaltar lies about 22 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 78 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 Pipaltar
Tehsil headquarters Berinag 6.5 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 22 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 22 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 78 km

Villages closest to Pipaltar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pipaltar village had a population of 456. That makes it the 25th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 183 residents.

Pipaltar village has 218 males and 238 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pipaltar has about 1092 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1140.

The pincode recorded for Pipaltar is 262572. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pipaltar covers 155.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pipaltar falls under Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Pipaltar is Tanakpur, about 78 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pipaltar.

Pipaltar is about 22 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pipaltar is in Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Berinag is about 6.5 km away. Pithoragarh is about 22 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ganaura (under 2 km), Jajar Gunth (2.0 km) and Jajar Khitoli (2.0 km).

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

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