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About Go Village

Go is a small village in Dharchula tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 343, made up of 171 males and 172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 391.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262546, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Go Overview

Census 2011 figures for Go village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Dharchula
Pincode 262546
Area (hectares) 391.05 hectares
Population 343
Male Population 171
Female Population 172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
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 Go compares

By the 2011 count Go is the 40th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 826 residents. Its 391.05 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Go

Go is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Go 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 Go from other places

Go lies about 52 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 110 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 Go
Tehsil headquarters Dharchula 26 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 52 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 52 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 110 km

Villages closest to Go

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Go village had a population of 343. That makes it the 40th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 826 residents.

Go village has 171 males and 172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Go has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Go is 262546. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Go covers 391.05 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.

Go falls under Dharchula tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Go is Tanakpur, about 110 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 Go.

Go is about 52 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Go is in Dharchula tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Dharchula is about 26 km away. Pithoragarh is about 52 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bangapani (10 km), Lum (16 km) and Lumati (16 km).

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

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