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About Gain Saja Kata Village

Gain Saja Kata is a small village in Karnaprayag tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 171, made up of 67 males and 104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,552 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246446, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gain Saja Kata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gain Saja Kata village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Karnaprayag
Pincode 246446
Area (hectares) 75.9 hectares
Population 171
Male Population 67
Female Population 104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,552
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 Gain Saja Kata compares

By the 2011 count Gain Saja Kata is the 77th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 184 residents. Its 75.9 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1199.

Getting to Gain Saja Kata

Gain Saja Kata is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gain Saja Kata 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 Gain Saja Kata from other places

Gain Saja Kata lies about 18 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 94 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 Gain Saja Kata
Tehsil headquarters Karnaprayag 8.7 km
District headquarters Chamoli 18 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 51 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 94 km

Villages closest to Gain Saja Kata

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karnaprayag 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 Gain Saja Kata

As per the Census of India 2011, Gain Saja Kata village had a population of 171. That makes it the 77th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 184 residents.

Gain Saja Kata village has 67 males and 104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gain Saja Kata has about 1552 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1199.

The pincode recorded for Gain Saja Kata is 246446. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gain Saja Kata covers 75.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gain Saja Kata falls under Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gain Saja Kata is Kotdwara, about 94 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 Gain Saja Kata.

Gain Saja Kata is about 18 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gain Saja Kata is in Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district. Karnaprayag is about 8.7 km away. Chamoli is about 18 km away. Srīnagar is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gainthi Beat (under 2 km), Kimoli Malli (1.8 km) and Kimoli Talli (1.8 km).

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

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