About Kalgoth Village

Kalgoth is a small village in Joshimath tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 355, made up of 176 males and 179 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 325.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246643, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalgoth Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalgoth village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Tehsil	Joshimath
Pincode	246643
Area (hectares)	325.24 hectares
Population	355
Male Population	176
Female Population	179
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,017
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalgoth compares

By the 2011 count Kalgoth is the 29th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 319 residents. Its 325.24 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Kalgoth

Kalgoth is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kalgoth as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kalgoth from other places

Kalgoth lies about 15 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 117 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 Kalgoth
Tehsil headquarters	Joshimath	15 km
District headquarters	Chamoli	15 km
Nearest town	Srīnagar	69 km
Nearest railway station	Rishikesh	117 km

Villages closest to Kalgoth

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

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Common questions about Kalgoth

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalgoth village had a population of 355. That makes it the 29th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 319 residents.

Kalgoth village has 176 males and 179 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalgoth has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Kalgoth is 246643. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalgoth covers 325.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalgoth falls under Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kalgoth is Rishikesh, about 117 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kalgoth.

Kalgoth is about 15 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalgoth is in Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district. Joshimath is about 15 km away. Chamoli is about 15 km away. Srīnagar is about 69 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.