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About Almiya Gaon Village

Almiya Gaon is a small village in Didihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 247, made up of 122 males and 125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262552, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Almiya Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Almiya Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Didihat
Pincode 262552
Area (hectares) 32.28 hectares
Population 247
Male Population 122
Female Population 125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
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 Almiya Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Almiya Gaon is the 96th largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 207 residents. Its 32.28 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1103.

Getting to Almiya Gaon

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

Almiya Gaon lies about 27 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 84 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 Almiya Gaon
Tehsil headquarters Didihat 14 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 27 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 27 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 84 km

Villages closest to Almiya Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Didihat 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 Almiya Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Almiya Gaon village had a population of 247. That makes it the 96th largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 207 residents.

Almiya Gaon village has 122 males and 125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Almiya Gaon has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1103.

The pincode recorded for Almiya Gaon is 262552. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Almiya Gaon covers 32.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Almiya Gaon falls under Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Almiya Gaon is Tanakpur, about 84 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 Almiya Gaon.

Almiya Gaon is about 27 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Almiya Gaon is in Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Didihat is about 14 km away. Pithoragarh is about 27 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kholi Kanuri (under 2 km), Satyal Gaon (under 2 km) and Baltir (under 2 km).

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

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