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About Puseli Village

Puseli is a small village in Puraula tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 26, made up of 13 males and 13 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249185, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puseli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puseli village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Puraula
Pincode 249185
Area (hectares) 28.35 hectares
Population 26
Male Population 13
Female Population 13
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Puseli compares

By the 2011 count Puseli is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 28.35 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Puseli

Puseli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Puseli as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Puseli from other places

Puseli lies about 28 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 63 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 Puseli
Tehsil headquarters Puraula 28 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 28 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 47 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 63 km

Villages closest to Puseli

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 Puseli

As per the Census of India 2011, Puseli village had a population of 26. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Puseli village has 13 males and 13 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

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

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

Puseli covers 28.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Puseli falls under Puraula tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Puseli is Dehradun, about 63 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Puseli.

Puseli is about 28 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puseli is in Puraula tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Puraula is about 28 km away. Uttarkashi is about 28 km away. Mussoorie is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pujeli (under 2 km), Gaul (1.8 km) and Chaptari (6.5 km).

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

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