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About Pali Village

Pali is a mid sized village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 695, made up of 343 males and 352 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pali village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Gangolihat
Pincode 262522
Area (hectares) 157.34 hectares
Population 695
Male Population 343
Female Population 352
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
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 Pali compares

By the 2011 count Pali is the 19th 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 157.34 hectares work out to about 4.4 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 1159.

Getting to Pali

Pali is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pali 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 Pali from other places

Pali lies about 26 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 50 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 Pali
Tehsil headquarters Gangolihat 15 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 26 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 26 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 50 km

Villages closest to Pali

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 Pali

As per the Census of India 2011, Pali village had a population of 695. That makes it the 19th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Pali village has 343 males and 352 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pali has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1159.

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

Pali covers 157.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pali falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Pali is Kathgodam, about 50 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 Pali.

Pali 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.

Pali is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Gangolihat is about 15 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 Pipali Nigalti (under 2 km), Poli Paliyal (under 2 km) and Khulet (under 2 km).

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

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