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About Vijay Gaon Village

Vijay Gaon is a small village in Dhoomakot tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5. The village covers 5.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vijay Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vijay Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Dhoomakot
Pincode 246161
Area (hectares) 5.43 hectares
Population 5
Female Population 5
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vijay Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Vijay Gaon is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 119 residents. Its 5.43 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Getting to Vijay Gaon

Vijay Gaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Vijay Gaon as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Vijay Gaon from other places

Vijay Gaon lies about 16 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 18 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 Vijay Gaon
Tehsil headquarters Dhoomakot 16 km
District headquarters Garhwal 16 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 18 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 18 km

Villages closest to Vijay Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhoomakot 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 Vijay Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Vijay Gaon village had a population of 5. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 119 residents.

The pincode recorded for Vijay Gaon is 246161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vijay Gaon covers 5.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vijay Gaon falls under Dhoomakot tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Vijay Gaon is Kotdwara, about 18 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Vijay Gaon.

Vijay Gaon is about 16 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vijay Gaon is in Dhoomakot tehsil of Garhwal district. Dhoomakot is about 16 km away. Garhwal is about 16 km away. Kotdwāra is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khutida Bichla (under 2 km), Khutida Malla (under 2 km) and Khutida Talla (under 2 km).

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

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