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About Punoli Village

Punoli is a small village in Berinag tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 15, made up of 4 males and 11 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 2,750 females per 1000 males. The village covers 13.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262531, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Punoli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Punoli village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Berinag
Pincode 262531
Area (hectares) 13.73 hectares
Population 15
Male Population 4
Female Population 11
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 2,750
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 Punoli compares

By the 2011 count Punoli is the 262nd largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 183 residents. Its 13.73 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1140.

Getting to Punoli

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

Punoli lies about 45 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 72 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 Punoli
Tehsil headquarters Berinag 21 km
Nearest town Almora 35 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 45 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 72 km

Villages closest to Punoli

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 Punoli

As per the Census of India 2011, Punoli village had a population of 15. That makes it the 262nd largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 183 residents.

Punoli village has 4 males and 11 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Punoli has about 2750 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1140.

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

Punoli covers 13.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Punoli falls under Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Punoli is Kathgodam, about 72 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 Punoli.

Punoli is about 45 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Punoli is in Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Berinag is about 21 km away. Almora is about 35 km away. Pithoragarh is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tana Bairat (under 2 km), Tharp (3.6 km) and Chaukhuna (4.3 km).

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

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