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About Pungar Kholi Village

Pungar Kholi is a small village in Berinag tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 191, made up of 90 males and 101 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,122 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262531, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pungar Kholi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pungar Kholi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Berinag
Pincode 262531
Area (hectares) 101 hectares
Population 191
Male Population 90
Female Population 101
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,122
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 Pungar Kholi compares

By the 2011 count Pungar Kholi is the 87th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 183 residents. Its 101 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1140.

Getting to Pungar Kholi

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

Pungar Kholi lies about 54 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 68 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 Pungar Kholi
Nearest town Almora 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Berinag 32 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 54 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 68 km

Villages closest to Pungar Kholi

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 Pungar Kholi

As per the Census of India 2011, Pungar Kholi village had a population of 191. That makes it the 87th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 183 residents.

Pungar Kholi village has 90 males and 101 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pungar Kholi has about 1122 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1140.

The pincode recorded for Pungar Kholi is 262531. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pungar Kholi covers 101 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pungar Kholi falls under Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Pungar Kholi is Kathgodam, about 68 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 Pungar Kholi.

Pungar Kholi is about 54 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pungar Kholi is in Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Almora is about 29 km away. Berinag is about 32 km away. Pithoragarh is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jogyura Kedar (2.1 km), Jogyura Narsingh (2.1 km) and Darmet (3.6 km).

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

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