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About Nirtoli Village

Nirtoli is a small village in Munsiari tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 142, made up of 81 males and 61 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 753 females per 1000 males. The village covers 203.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262554, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nirtoli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nirtoli village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Munsiari
Pincode 262554
Area (hectares) 203.18 hectares
Population 142
Male Population 81
Female Population 61
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 753
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 Nirtoli compares

By the 2011 count Nirtoli is the 104th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 213 residents. Its 203.18 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1054.

Getting to Nirtoli

Nirtoli is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Nirtoli 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 Nirtoli from other places

Nirtoli lies about 29 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 44 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 Nirtoli
Nearest town Almora 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Munsiari 29 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 29 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 44 km

Villages closest to Nirtoli

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 Nirtoli

As per the Census of India 2011, Nirtoli village had a population of 142. That makes it the 104th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 213 residents.

Nirtoli village has 81 males and 61 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nirtoli has about 753 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1054.

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

Nirtoli covers 203.18 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.

Nirtoli falls under Munsiari tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Nirtoli is Kathgodam, about 44 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 Nirtoli.

Nirtoli is about 29 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nirtoli is in Munsiari tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Almora is about 29 km away. Munsiari is about 29 km away. Pithoragarh is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khartoli (under 2 km), Toli (under 2 km) and Matena (4.5 km).

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

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