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About Nigali Garh Village

Nigali Garh is a small village in Lohaghat tehsil, in the district of Champawat, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 41, made up of 20 males and 21 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,050 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262527, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nigali Garh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nigali Garh village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Champawat
Tehsil Lohaghat
Pincode 262527
Area (hectares) 37.77 hectares
Population 41
Male Population 20
Female Population 21
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,050
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nigali Garh compares

By the 2011 count Nigali Garh is the 231st largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 298 residents. Its 37.77 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 1057.

Getting to Nigali Garh

Nigali Garh is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nigali Garh as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Nigali Garh from other places

Nigali Garh lies about 20 km from Champawat, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 12 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 Nigali Garh
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 12 km
District headquarters Champawat 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Lohaghat 27 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 47 km

Villages closest to Nigali Garh

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 Nigali Garh

As per the Census of India 2011, Nigali Garh village had a population of 41. That makes it the 231st largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 298 residents.

Nigali Garh village has 20 males and 21 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nigali Garh has about 1050 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1057.

The pincode recorded for Nigali Garh is 262527. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nigali Garh covers 37.77 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.

Nigali Garh falls under Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Nigali Garh is Tanakpur, about 12 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 <5 km distance for Nigali Garh.

Nigali Garh is about 20 km from Champawat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nigali Garh is in Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district. Tanakpur is about 12 km away. Champawat is about 20 km away. Lohaghat is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dangaon (2.8 km), Chachari (4.6 km) and Pedsera (5.2 km).

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

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