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About Imala Village

Imala is a small village in Munsiari tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 169, made up of 88 males and 81 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262554, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Imala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Imala village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Munsiari
Pincode 262554
Area (hectares) 238.52 hectares
Population 169
Male Population 88
Female Population 81
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Imala compares

By the 2011 count Imala is the 91st largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 213 residents. Its 238.52 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1054.

Getting to Imala

Imala is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Imala as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Imala from other places

Imala lies about 30 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 66 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 Imala
Tehsil headquarters Munsiari 30 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 30 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 30 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 66 km

Villages closest to Imala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Munsiari 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 Imala

As per the Census of India 2011, Imala village had a population of 169. That makes it the 91st largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 213 residents.

Imala village has 88 males and 81 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Imala has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1054.

The pincode recorded for Imala is 262554. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Imala covers 238.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Imala falls under Munsiari tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Imala is Kathgodam, about 66 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Imala.

Imala is about 30 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Imala is in Munsiari tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Munsiari is about 30 km away. Pithoragarh is about 30 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Simalthar (under 2 km), Dhapa (2.3 km) and Ganghar (2.7 km).

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

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