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About Pingari Village

Pingari is a small village in Jakholi tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 116, made up of 50 males and 66 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,320 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246475, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pingari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pingari village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Jakholi
Pincode 246475
Area (hectares) 56.66 hectares
Population 116
Male Population 50
Female Population 66
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,320
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pingari compares

By the 2011 count Pingari is the 117th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 464 residents. Its 56.66 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1247.

Getting to Pingari

Pingari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pingari as Available within village. 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 Pingari from other places

Pingari lies about 92 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 36 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 Pingari
Tehsil headquarters Jakholi 11 km
Nearest town Almora 16 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 36 km
District headquarters Rudraprayag 92 km

Villages closest to Pingari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pingari village had a population of 116. That makes it the 117th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 464 residents.

Pingari village has 50 males and 66 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pingari has about 1320 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1247.

The pincode recorded for Pingari is 246475. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pingari covers 56.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pingari falls under Jakholi tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Pingari is Kathgodam, about 36 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pingari.

Pingari is about 92 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pingari is in Jakholi tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Jakholi is about 11 km away. Almora is about 16 km away. Kathgodam is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khaliyan (6.5 km), Agastyamuni (7.0 km) and Naouli (7.3 km).

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

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