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About Paurjuli Village

Paurjuli is a small village in Jakholi tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 158, made up of 65 males and 93 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,431 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paurjuli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paurjuli village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Jakholi
Pincode 246141
Area (hectares) 28.24 hectares
Population 158
Male Population 65
Female Population 93
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,431
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paurjuli compares

By the 2011 count Paurjuli is the 111th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 464 residents. Its 28.24 hectares work out to about 5.6 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 Paurjuli

Paurjuli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Paurjuli as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Paurjuli from other places

Paurjuli lies about 80 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 62 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 Paurjuli
Nearest town Almora 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Jakholi 29 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 62 km
District headquarters Rudraprayag 80 km

Villages closest to Paurjuli

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 Paurjuli

As per the Census of India 2011, Paurjuli village had a population of 158. That makes it the 111th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 464 residents.

Paurjuli village has 65 males and 93 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paurjuli has about 1431 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1247.

The pincode recorded for Paurjuli is 246141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paurjuli covers 28.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paurjuli falls under Jakholi tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Paurjuli is Kathgodam, about 62 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 village for Paurjuli.

Paurjuli is about 80 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paurjuli is in Jakholi tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Almora is about 25 km away. Jakholi is about 29 km away. Kathgodam is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Subhani Sumari (2.7 km), Mahargoan (4.4 km) and Patiyon (10 km).

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

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