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About Angora Village

Angora is a small village in Puraula tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 177, made up of 87 males and 90 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249185, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Angora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Angora village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Puraula
Pincode 249185
Area (hectares) 26.88 hectares
Population 177
Male Population 87
Female Population 90
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Angora compares

By the 2011 count Angora is the 60th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 26.88 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Angora

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

Angora lies about 34 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 55 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 Angora
Nearest town Tehri 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Puraula 34 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 34 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 55 km

Villages closest to Angora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Angora village had a population of 177. That makes it the 60th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Angora village has 87 males and 90 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Angora has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Angora is 249185. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Angora covers 26.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Angora falls under Puraula tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Angora is Rishikesh, about 55 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 Angora.

Angora is about 34 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Angora is in Puraula tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Tehri is about 20 km away. Puraula is about 34 km away. Uttarkashi is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhyoralagakhadkyasem (5.0 km), Kharkyasem (5.0 km) and Bingadhera Talla (8.1 km).

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

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