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Pipaltar

Thal mandal
Pincode 262552
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LGD code
49703
Pincode
262552
Post office
Thal (Pithoragarh)
Population
456
Households
98
Literacy rate
58.6%
Sex ratio
1092 ♀/1000♂
Workers
19
Distance to district centre
36 km
Distance to mandal centre
18 km
Distance to Dehradun
211 km
Distance to Delhi
311 km
Nearest railway station
Tanakpur · 78 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital Muwani · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Pipaltar compares

By population, Pipaltar ranks #7 of 103 villages in Thal mandal.

Literacy rate
%
58.6%
−11.8% vs mandal average
Pipaltar
58.6%
Thal mandal
70.4%
Pithoragarh district
71.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,092
+11 vs mandal average
Pipaltar
1,092
Thal mandal
1,081
Household size
people per home
4.7
+0.5 vs mandal average
Pipaltar
4.7
Thal mandal
4.2

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Pipaltar at a glance

Pipaltar is a village of 456 people in 98 households (Census 2011) in Thal tehsil, Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand, the 7th-largest of 103 villages in Thal tehsil. Literacy is 59%, 12 points below the tehsil average of 70% and the sex ratio is 1,092 women per 1,000 men. It lies 36 km from the Pithoragarh district centre, 78 km from Tanakpur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 262552, served by Thal (Pithoragarh) post office; the LGD village code is 49703. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital Muwani, 2 km away. The village votes in Kapkote assembly constituency, represented by MLA Suresh Gariya. The population is estimated at 538 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Peepaltar

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Pipaltar · this village45659%
Gangaura · Fatehabad80355%0.6 km N
Gangaura · Budaun1,10837%0.6 km N
Gangaura · Jalaun1,13867%0.6 km N
Gangaura · Mehdawal68543%0.6 km N
Digauti · Thal18274%0.9 km NE
Mangrauli · Musafirkhana1,78354%1.7 km SE

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Key facts — Pipaltar

LGD code
49703
Pincode
262552
Post office
Thal (Pithoragarh)
Population (Census 2011)
456
Population (projected 2026)
538
Households
98
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1092
Literacy rate
58.6%
Coordinates
29.76925°N, 80.12653°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Almora
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Kapkote
Member of Parliament
Ajay Tamta
Member of Legislative Assembly
Suresh Gariya
Block / Mandal
Thal
Getting there

How to reach Pipaltar

Mandal centre
Thal · ≈ 18 km
≈ 38 min by car · 45 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Pithoragarh · ≈ 36 km
≈ 1 h 13 min by car · 1 h 27 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun211 kmcapital
  • Delhi311 km
  • Kolkata1146 km
  • Hyderabad1387 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationTanakpur78 km
  • Bus stopPithoragarh Bus Station22 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital Muwani2 km
  • ATM / bankPunjab National Bank35 km
  • Petrol pumpHP fuel pump35 km
  • CollegeGovernment Degree College, Kanda23 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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