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About Purana Thal Village

Purana Thal is a small village in Berinag tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 316, made up of 151 males and 165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,093 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262531, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purana Thal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purana Thal village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Berinag
Pincode 262531
Area (hectares) 95.84 hectares
Population 316
Male Population 151
Female Population 165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,093
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 Purana Thal compares

By the 2011 count Purana Thal is the 40th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 183 residents. Its 95.84 hectares work out to about 3.3 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 Purana Thal

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

Purana Thal lies about 25 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 80 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 Purana Thal
Tehsil headquarters Berinag 4.6 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 25 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 25 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 80 km

Villages closest to Purana Thal

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 Purana Thal

As per the Census of India 2011, Purana Thal village had a population of 316. That makes it the 40th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 183 residents.

Purana Thal village has 151 males and 165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purana Thal has about 1093 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 Purana Thal is 262531. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purana Thal covers 95.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Purana Thal falls under Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Purana Thal is Kathgodam, about 80 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 Purana Thal.

Purana Thal is about 25 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purana Thal is in Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Berinag is about 4.6 km away. Pithoragarh is about 25 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gola Gaon (under 2 km), Dangi Gaon (under 2 km) and Jajar Gunth (under 2 km).

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

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