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About Birgola Village

Birgola is a small village in Champawat tehsil, in the district of Champawat, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 84, made up of 30 males and 54 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,800 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262523, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birgola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birgola village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Champawat
Tehsil Champawat
Pincode 262523
Area (hectares) 78.29 hectares
Population 84
Male Population 30
Female Population 54
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,800
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 Birgola compares

By the 2011 count Birgola is the 133rd largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 274 residents. Its 78.29 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 1006.

Getting to Birgola

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

Birgola lies about 26 km from Champawat, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 54 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 Birgola
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Champawat 26 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 54 km

Villages closest to Birgola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Birgola village had a population of 84. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 274 residents.

Birgola village has 30 males and 54 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birgola has about 1800 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Birgola is 262523. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birgola covers 78.29 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.

Birgola falls under Champawat tehsil of Champawat district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Birgola is Kathgodam, about 54 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 Birgola.

Birgola is about 26 km from Champawat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birgola is in Champawat tehsil of Champawat district. Pithorāgarh is about 22 km away. Champawat is about 26 km away. Kathgodam is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dudh Pokhara (1.9 km), Haram (1.9 km) and Quarala (1.9 km).

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

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