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About Gangora Village

Gangora is a small village in Berinag tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 176, made up of 73 males and 103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,411 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262531, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangora village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Berinag
Pincode 262531
Area (hectares) 99.77 hectares
Population 176
Male Population 73
Female Population 103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,411
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangora compares

By the 2011 count Gangora is the 92nd largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 183 residents. Its 99.77 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 1140.

Getting to Gangora

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

Gangora lies about 37 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 83 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 Gangora
Tehsil headquarters Berinag 9.1 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 37 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 37 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 83 km

Villages closest to Gangora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangora village had a population of 176. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 183 residents.

Gangora village has 73 males and 103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangora has about 1411 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1140.

The pincode recorded for Gangora is 262531. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangora covers 99.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gangora falls under Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gangora is Kathgodam, about 83 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 <5 km distance for Gangora.

Gangora is about 37 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangora is in Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Berinag is about 9.1 km away. Pithoragarh is about 37 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sangor (under 2 km), Sainikhet (under 2 km) and Baset (under 2 km).

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

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