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About Jyoti Pangu Village

Jyoti Pangu is a small village in Dharchula tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 232, made up of 122 males and 110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262545, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jyoti Pangu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jyoti Pangu village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Dharchula
Pincode 262545
Area (hectares) 105.17 hectares
Population 232
Male Population 122
Female Population 110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jyoti Pangu compares

By the 2011 count Jyoti Pangu is the 52nd largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 826 residents. Its 105.17 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Jyoti Pangu

Jyoti Pangu is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Jyoti Pangu as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Jyoti Pangu from other places

Jyoti Pangu lies about 59 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 113 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 Jyoti Pangu
Tehsil headquarters Dharchula 18 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 59 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 59 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 113 km

Villages closest to Jyoti Pangu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dharchula 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 Jyoti Pangu

As per the Census of India 2011, Jyoti Pangu village had a population of 232. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 826 residents.

Jyoti Pangu village has 122 males and 110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jyoti Pangu has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Jyoti Pangu is 262545. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jyoti Pangu covers 105.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jyoti Pangu falls under Dharchula tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jyoti Pangu is Tanakpur, about 113 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 10+ km distance for Jyoti Pangu.

Jyoti Pangu is about 59 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jyoti Pangu is in Dharchula tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Dharchula is about 18 km away. Pithoragarh is about 59 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhar Pangu (3.2 km), Khela (3.5 km) and Pangla (7.1 km).

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

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