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About Paltori Village

Paltori is a small village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 232, made up of 96 males and 136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,417 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262532, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paltori Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paltori village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Gangolihat
Pincode 262532
Area (hectares) 48.5 hectares
Population 232
Male Population 96
Female Population 136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,417
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 Paltori compares

By the 2011 count Paltori is the 103rd largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 48.5 hectares work out to about 4.8 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 Paltori

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

Paltori lies about 52 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 53 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 Paltori
Nearest town Almora 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangolihat 34 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 52 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 53 km

Villages closest to Paltori

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 Paltori

As per the Census of India 2011, Paltori village had a population of 232. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Paltori village has 96 males and 136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paltori has about 1417 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1159.

The pincode recorded for Paltori is 262532. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paltori covers 48.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paltori falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Paltori is Kathgodam, about 53 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 Paltori.

Paltori is about 52 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paltori is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Almora is about 15 km away. Gangolihat is about 34 km away. Pithoragarh is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sunauli (3.0 km), Jwatha (4.4 km) and Aam Tana (7.0 km).

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

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