About Pulai Village

Pulai is a small village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 136, made up of 62 males and 74 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,194 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pulai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pulai village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Pithoragarh
Tehsil	Gangolihat
Pincode	262522
Area (hectares)	25.88 hectares
Population	136
Male Population	62
Female Population	74
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,194
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 Pulai compares

By the 2011 count Pulai is the 156th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 25.88 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1159.

Getting to Pulai

Pulai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pulai 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 Pulai from other places

Pulai lies about 29 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 65 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 Pulai
Tehsil headquarters	Gangolihat	11 km
District headquarters	Pithoragarh	29 km
Nearest town	Pithorāgarh	29 km
Nearest railway station	Kathgodam	65 km

Villages closest to Pulai

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.

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Common questions about Pulai

As per the Census of India 2011, Pulai village had a population of 136. That makes it the 156th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Pulai village has 62 males and 74 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pulai has about 1194 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1159.

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

Pulai covers 25.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pulai falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Pulai is Kathgodam, about 65 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 Pulai.

Pulai is about 29 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pulai is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Gangolihat is about 11 km away. Pithoragarh is about 29 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.