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About Futsil Village

Futsil is a mid sized village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 619, made up of 285 males and 334 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,172 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Futsil Overview

Census 2011 figures for Futsil village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Gangolihat
Pincode 262522
Area (hectares) 202.33 hectares
Population 619
Male Population 285
Female Population 334
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,172
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 Futsil compares

By the 2011 count Futsil is the 22nd largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 202.33 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1159.

Getting to Futsil

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

Futsil lies about 46 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 46 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 Futsil
Nearest town Almora 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangolihat 29 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 46 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 46 km

Villages closest to Futsil

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Futsil village had a population of 619. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Futsil village has 285 males and 334 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Futsil has about 1172 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1159.

The pincode recorded for Futsil is 262522. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Futsil covers 202.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Futsil falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Futsil is Kathgodam, about 46 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 Futsil.

Futsil is about 46 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Futsil is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Almora is about 9.5 km away. Gangolihat is about 29 km away. Pithoragarh is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siloni (under 2 km), Bhama (1.7 km) and Jogyura (2.4 km).

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

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