About Gol Village

Gol is a mid sized village in Berinag tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 704, made up of 349 males and 355 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262534, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gol village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Pithoragarh
Tehsil	Berinag
Pincode	262534
Area (hectares)	125.97 hectares
Population	704
Male Population	349
Female Population	355
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,017
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 Gol compares

By the 2011 count Gol is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 183 residents. Its 125.97 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1140.

Getting to Gol

Gol is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gol 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 Gol from other places

Gol lies about 18 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 65 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 Gol
Tehsil headquarters	Berinag	16 km
District headquarters	Pithoragarh	18 km
Nearest town	Pithorāgarh	18 km
Nearest railway station	Kathgodam	65 km

Villages closest to Gol

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.

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Common questions about Gol

As per the Census of India 2011, Gol village had a population of 704. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 183 residents.

Gol village has 349 males and 355 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gol has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1140.

The pincode recorded for Gol is 262534. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gol covers 125.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gol falls under Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gol is Kathgodam, about 65 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 Gol.

Gol is about 18 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gol is in Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Berinag is about 16 km away. Pithoragarh is about 18 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.