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About Paintoli Village

Paintoli is a small village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 91, made up of 41 males and 50 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,220 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paintoli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paintoli village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Gangolihat
Pincode 262522
Area (hectares) 40.88 hectares
Population 91
Male Population 41
Female Population 50
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,220
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 Paintoli compares

By the 2011 count Paintoli is the 192nd largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 40.88 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1159.

Getting to Paintoli

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

Paintoli lies about 29 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 44 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 Paintoli
Tehsil headquarters Gangolihat 22 km
Nearest town Almora 29 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 29 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 44 km

Villages closest to Paintoli

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 Paintoli

As per the Census of India 2011, Paintoli village had a population of 91. That makes it the 192nd largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Paintoli village has 41 males and 50 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paintoli has about 1220 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1159.

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

Paintoli covers 40.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paintoli falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Paintoli is Kathgodam, about 44 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 Paintoli.

Paintoli 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.

Paintoli is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Gangolihat is about 22 km away. Almora is about 29 km away. Pithoragarh is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bataka Toli (under 2 km), Kunlta Chak Saintoli (under 2 km) and Raitoli (under 2 km).

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

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