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About Ghigharukot Village

Ghigharukot is a small village in Pati tehsil, in the district of Champawat, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 94, made up of 53 males and 41 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 774 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262580, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghigharukot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghigharukot village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Champawat
Tehsil Pati
Pincode 262580
Area (hectares) 112.1 hectares
Population 94
Male Population 53
Female Population 41
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 774
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghigharukot compares

By the 2011 count Ghigharukot is the 107th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 323 residents. Its 112.1 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Ghigharukot

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

Ghigharukot lies about 23 km from Champawat, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 31 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 Ghigharukot
Tehsil headquarters Pati 9.7 km
District headquarters Champawat 23 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 31 km
Nearest town Almora 32 km

Villages closest to Ghigharukot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghigharukot village had a population of 94. That makes it the 107th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 323 residents.

Ghigharukot village has 53 males and 41 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghigharukot has about 774 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Ghigharukot is 262580. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghigharukot covers 112.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghigharukot falls under Pati tehsil of Champawat district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Ghigharukot is Kathgodam, about 31 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 10+ km distance for Ghigharukot.

Ghigharukot is about 23 km from Champawat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghigharukot is in Pati tehsil of Champawat district. Pati is about 9.7 km away. Champawat is about 23 km away. Kathgodam is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bigrakot (under 2 km), Nayalkot (under 2 km) and Patharkot (under 2 km).

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

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