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About Nakhnoli Village

Nakhnoli is a small village in Didihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 278, made up of 127 males and 151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,189 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262542, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nakhnoli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nakhnoli village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Didihat
Pincode 262542
Area (hectares) 80.16 hectares
Population 278
Male Population 127
Female Population 151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,189
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 Nakhnoli compares

By the 2011 count Nakhnoli is the 81st largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 207 residents. Its 80.16 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1103.

Getting to Nakhnoli

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

Nakhnoli lies about 20 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 78 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 Nakhnoli
District headquarters Pithoragarh 20 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Didihat 22 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 78 km

Villages closest to Nakhnoli

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 Nakhnoli

As per the Census of India 2011, Nakhnoli village had a population of 278. That makes it the 81st largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 207 residents.

Nakhnoli village has 127 males and 151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nakhnoli has about 1189 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1103.

The pincode recorded for Nakhnoli is 262542. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nakhnoli covers 80.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nakhnoli falls under Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Nakhnoli is Tanakpur, about 78 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 Nakhnoli.

Nakhnoli is about 20 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nakhnoli is in Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Pithoragarh is about 20 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 20 km away. Didihat is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nakholi (under 2 km), Para Kote (under 2 km) and Bora Bunga (under 2 km).

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

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