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About Paturi Village

Paturi is a small village in Dunda tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 303, made up of 149 males and 154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paturi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paturi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Dunda
Pincode 249151
Area (hectares) 99.89 hectares
Population 303
Male Population 149
Female Population 154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
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 71st largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 99.89 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Paturi

Paturi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Paturi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 46 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 25 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
Nearest town Tehri 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Dunda 19 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 25 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 46 km

Villages closest to Paturi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dunda 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 303. That makes it the 71st largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Paturi village has 149 males and 154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paturi has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Paturi is 249151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paturi covers 99.89 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 Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Paturi is Rishikesh, about 25 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 5 - 10 km distance for Paturi.

Paturi is about 46 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paturi is in Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Tehri is about 13 km away. Dunda is about 19 km away. Rishikesh is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chinargaon (3.2 km), Dharkot (7.0 km) and Baun (7.6 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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