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About Kaligaon Village

Kaligaon is a mid sized village in Lohaghat tehsil, in the district of Champawat, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,307, made up of 636 males and 671 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262524, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaligaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaligaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Champawat
Tehsil Lohaghat
Pincode 262524
Area (hectares) 124.36 hectares
Population 1,307
Male Population 636
Female Population 671
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,055
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaligaon compares

By the 2011 count Kaligaon is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 298 residents. Its 124.36 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1057.

Getting to Kaligaon

Kaligaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kaligaon as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kaligaon from other places

Kaligaon lies about 31 km from Champawat, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 22 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 Kaligaon
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 22 km
Nearest town Haldwani 24 km
District headquarters Champawat 31 km
Tehsil headquarters Lohaghat 35 km

Villages closest to Kaligaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaligaon village had a population of 1,307. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 298 residents.

Kaligaon village has 636 males and 671 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaligaon has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1057.

The pincode recorded for Kaligaon is 262524. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaligaon covers 124.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kaligaon falls under Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kaligaon is Kathgodam, about 22 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 village for Kaligaon.

Kaligaon is about 31 km from Champawat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaligaon is in Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district. Kathgodam is about 22 km away. Haldwani is about 24 km away. Champawat 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 Patan Patani (4.8 km), Bamaira (5.2 km) and Malla Dhek (7.9 km).

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

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