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About Poli Paliyal Village

Poli Paliyal is a small village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 256, made up of 111 males and 145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,306 females per 1000 males. The village covers 653.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Poli Paliyal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poli Paliyal village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Gangolihat
Pincode 262522
Area (hectares) 653.51 hectares
Population 256
Male Population 111
Female Population 145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,306
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 Poli Paliyal compares

By the 2011 count Poli Paliyal is the 89th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 653.51 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1159.

Getting to Poli Paliyal

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

Poli Paliyal 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 Poli Paliyal
Tehsil headquarters Gangolihat 15 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 26 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 26 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 50 km

Villages closest to Poli Paliyal

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 Poli Paliyal

As per the Census of India 2011, Poli Paliyal village had a population of 256. That makes it the 89th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Poli Paliyal village has 111 males and 145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poli Paliyal has about 1306 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1159.

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

Poli Paliyal covers 653.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Poli Paliyal falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Poli Paliyal 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Poli Paliyal.

Poli Paliyal 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.

Poli Paliyal 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 Pali (under 2 km), Pipali Nigalti (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 Poli Paliyal today is likely to be higher.

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