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About Atkwali Village

Atkwali is a small village in Didihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 107, made up of 54 males and 53 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262552, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Atkwali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Atkwali village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Didihat
Pincode 262552
Area (hectares) 83.57 hectares
Population 107
Male Population 54
Female Population 53
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Atkwali compares

By the 2011 count Atkwali is the 219th largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 207 residents. Its 83.57 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1103.

Getting to Atkwali

Atkwali is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Atkwali as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Atkwali from other places

Atkwali lies about 26 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 83 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 Atkwali
Tehsil headquarters Didihat 16 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 26 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 26 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 83 km

Villages closest to Atkwali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Atkwali village had a population of 107. That makes it the 219th largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 207 residents.

Atkwali village has 54 males and 53 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Atkwali has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1103.

The pincode recorded for Atkwali is 262552. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Atkwali covers 83.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Atkwali falls under Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Atkwali is Tanakpur, about 83 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Atkwali.

Atkwali is about 26 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Atkwali is in Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Didihat is about 16 km away. Pithoragarh is about 26 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhar Gaon (under 2 km), Atal Gaon (under 2 km) and Pataligaon (under 2 km).

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

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