About Wayal Village

Wayal is a small village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 29, made up of 16 males and 13 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 812 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wayal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wayal village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Pithoragarh
Tehsil	Gangolihat
Pincode	262522
Area (hectares)	49.56 hectares
Population	29
Male Population	16
Female Population	13
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	812
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 Wayal compares

By the 2011 count Wayal is the 268th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 49.56 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1159.

Getting to Wayal

Wayal is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Wayal 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. The nearest villages by name are Upna Mafi, Uprara, Vankot Sore R F and Vasukinag R F. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Wayal

As per the Census of India 2011, Wayal village had a population of 29. That makes it the 268th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Wayal village has 16 males and 13 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wayal has about 812 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1159.

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

Wayal covers 49.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Wayal falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Wayal notes the nearest railway station 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 Wayal.

Wayal is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.