About Himkhola Village

Himkhola is a small village in Dharchula tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 273, made up of 134 males and 139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262545, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Himkhola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Himkhola village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Pithoragarh
Tehsil	Dharchula
Pincode	262545
Area (hectares)	170.66 hectares
Population	273
Male Population	134
Female Population	139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,037
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 Himkhola compares

By the 2011 count Himkhola is the 48th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 826 residents. Its 170.66 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 984.

Getting to Himkhola

Himkhola is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Himkhola 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 Himkhola from other places

Himkhola lies about 31 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 88 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 Himkhola
Tehsil headquarters	Dharchula	14 km
District headquarters	Pithoragarh	31 km
Nearest town	Pithorāgarh	31 km
Nearest railway station	Tanakpur	88 km

Villages closest to Himkhola

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.

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Common questions about Himkhola

As per the Census of India 2011, Himkhola village had a population of 273. That makes it the 48th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 826 residents.

Himkhola village has 134 males and 139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Himkhola has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Himkhola is 262545. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Himkhola covers 170.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Himkhola falls under Dharchula tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Himkhola is Tanakpur, about 88 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 Himkhola.

Himkhola is about 31 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Himkhola is in Dharchula tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Dharchula is about 14 km away. Pithoragarh is about 31 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.