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About Tunkholi Village

Tunkholi is a small village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 29, made up of 10 males and 19 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 8.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tunkholi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tunkholi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Gangolihat
Pincode 262522
Area (hectares) 8.57 hectares
Population 29
Male Population 10
Female Population 19
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,900
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 Tunkholi compares

By the 2011 count Tunkholi is the 268th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 8.57 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 Tunkholi

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

Tunkholi lies about 28 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 45 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 Tunkholi
Tehsil headquarters Gangolihat 24 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 28 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 28 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 45 km

Villages closest to Tunkholi

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 Tunkholi

As per the Census of India 2011, Tunkholi village had a population of 29. That makes it the 268th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Tunkholi village has 10 males and 19 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tunkholi has about 1900 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1159.

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

Tunkholi covers 8.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tunkholi falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Tunkholi is Tanakpur, about 45 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 Tunkholi.

Tunkholi is about 28 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tunkholi is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Gangolihat is about 24 km away. Pithoragarh is about 28 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhighar Kholi (under 2 km), Makholi Suji Bisodi (under 2 km) and Patan (2.2 km).

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

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