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About Punauli Village

Punauli is a mid sized village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 555, made up of 294 males and 261 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Punauli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Punauli village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Gangolihat
Pincode 262522
Area (hectares) 27.5 hectares
Population 555
Male Population 294
Female Population 261
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
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 Punauli compares

By the 2011 count Punauli is the 25th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 27.5 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1159.

Getting to Punauli

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

Punauli lies about 40 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 40 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 Punauli
Nearest town Almora 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangolihat 26 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 40 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 40 km

Villages closest to Punauli

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 Punauli

As per the Census of India 2011, Punauli village had a population of 555. That makes it the 25th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Punauli village has 294 males and 261 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Punauli has about 888 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 Punauli is 262522. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Punauli covers 27.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Punauli falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Punauli is Kathgodam, about 40 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 Punauli.

Punauli is about 40 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Punauli is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Almora is about 15 km away. Gangolihat is about 26 km away. Kathgodam is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahalkote (2.6 km), Ran Kote Upreti (2.6 km) and Silkote (2.6 km).

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

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