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About Almigangota Village

Almigangota is a large village in Gandoh tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,741, made up of 1,410 males and 1,331 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 641.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Almigangota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Almigangota village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Doda
Tehsil Gandoh
Pincode 182203
Area (hectares) 641.4 hectares
Population 2,741
Male Population 1,410
Female Population 1,331
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
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 Almigangota compares

By the 2011 count Almigangota is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents. Its 641.4 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Almigangota

Almigangota is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Almigangota 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 Almigangota from other places

Almigangota lies about 7.3 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Sumber, about 43 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 Almigangota
Tehsil headquarters Gandoh 7.3 km
District headquarters Doda 7.3 km
Nearest railway station Sumber 43 km

Villages closest to Almigangota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Almigangota village had a population of 2,741. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents.

Almigangota village has 1,410 males and 1,331 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Almigangota has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Almigangota is 182203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Almigangota covers 641.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Almigangota falls under Gandoh tehsil of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Almigangota is Sumber, about 43 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 Almigangota.

Almigangota is about 7.3 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Almigangota is in Gandoh tehsil of Doda district. Gandoh is about 7.3 km away. Doda is about 7.3 km away. Sumber is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Beli Chinalra (under 2 km), Chalri (under 2 km) and Champal (under 2 km).

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

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