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About Pyukhari Village

Pyukhari is a small village in Devprayag tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 162, made up of 69 males and 93 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,348 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pyukhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pyukhari village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Devprayag
Pincode 249122
Area (hectares) 34.09 hectares
Population 162
Male Population 69
Female Population 93
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,348
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pyukhari compares

By the 2011 count Pyukhari is the 174th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 246 residents. Its 34.09 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1228.

Getting to Pyukhari

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

Pyukhari lies about 30 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 61 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 Pyukhari
Nearest town Srīnagar 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Devprayag 30 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 30 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 61 km

Villages closest to Pyukhari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pyukhari village had a population of 162. That makes it the 174th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 246 residents.

Pyukhari village has 69 males and 93 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pyukhari has about 1348 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1228.

The pincode recorded for Pyukhari is 249122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pyukhari covers 34.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pyukhari falls under Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Pyukhari is Rishikesh, about 61 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 village for Pyukhari.

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

Pyukhari is in Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Srīnagar is about 26 km away. Devprayag is about 30 km away. Tehri Garhwal 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 Kharsari Gaon (under 2 km), Gorasali (4.8 km) and Gugali (4.8 km).

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

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