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About Sahu Garau Village

Sahu Garau is a small village in Berinag tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 250, made up of 106 males and 144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,358 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262531, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sahu Garau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahu Garau village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Berinag
Pincode 262531
Area (hectares) 110.07 hectares
Population 250
Male Population 106
Female Population 144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,358
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sahu Garau compares

By the 2011 count Sahu Garau is the 57th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 183 residents. Its 110.07 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1140.

Getting to Sahu Garau

Sahu Garau is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sahu Garau as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Sahu Garau from other places

Sahu Garau lies about 21 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 55 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 Sahu Garau
District headquarters Pithoragarh 21 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Berinag 26 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 55 km

Villages closest to Sahu Garau

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 Sahu Garau

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahu Garau village had a population of 250. That makes it the 57th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 183 residents.

Sahu Garau village has 106 males and 144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahu Garau has about 1358 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1140.

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

Sahu Garau covers 110.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sahu Garau falls under Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sahu Garau is Kathgodam, about 55 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 10+ km distance for Sahu Garau.

Sahu Garau is about 21 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahu Garau is in Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Pithoragarh is about 21 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 21 km away. Berinag is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Agriya Gara (under 2 km), Garau (under 2 km) and Patharari (under 2 km).

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

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