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About Suwal Village

Suwal is a small village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 82, made up of 37 males and 45 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,216 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Suwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Suwal village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Gangolihat
Pincode 262522
Area (hectares) 62.83 hectares
Population 82
Male Population 37
Female Population 45
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,216
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 Suwal compares

By the 2011 count Suwal is the 203rd largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 62.83 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 Suwal

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

Suwal lies about 48 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 Suwal
Nearest town Almora 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangolihat 33 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 40 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 48 km

Villages closest to Suwal

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 Suwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Suwal village had a population of 82. That makes it the 203rd largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Suwal village has 37 males and 45 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Suwal has about 1216 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1159.

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

Suwal covers 62.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Suwal falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Suwal 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 Suwal.

Suwal is about 48 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Suwal is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Almora is about 5.0 km away. Gangolihat is about 33 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 Bhunar (1.7 km), Chitgal (3.0 km) and Badyura (3.3 km).

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

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