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About Paturi Village

Paturi is a mid sized village in Pratapnagar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 596, made up of 267 males and 329 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,232 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paturi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paturi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Pratapnagar
Pincode 249131
Area (hectares) 197.92 hectares
Population 596
Male Population 267
Female Population 329
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,232
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paturi compares

By the 2011 count Paturi is the 48th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 504 residents. Its 197.92 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1142.

Getting to Paturi

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

Paturi lies about 5.0 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 42 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 Paturi
Tehsil headquarters Pratapnagar 4.4 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 5.0 km
Nearest town Tehri 5.0 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 42 km

Villages closest to Paturi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paturi village had a population of 596. That makes it the 48th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 504 residents.

Paturi village has 267 males and 329 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paturi has about 1232 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1142.

The pincode recorded for Paturi is 249131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paturi covers 197.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paturi falls under Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Paturi is Rishikesh, about 42 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 Paturi.

Paturi is about 5.0 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paturi is in Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Pratapnagar is about 4.4 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 5.0 km away. Tehri is about 5.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belyasaur (under 2 km), Saur (under 2 km) and Bisatali (under 2 km).

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

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