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About Mahat Gaon Village

Mahat Gaon is a small village in Didihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 133, made up of 62 males and 71 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,145 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262552, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahat Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahat Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Didihat
Pincode 262552
Area (hectares) 27.51 hectares
Population 133
Male Population 62
Female Population 71
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,145
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 Mahat Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Mahat Gaon is the 190th largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 207 residents. Its 27.51 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1103.

Getting to Mahat Gaon

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

Mahat Gaon lies about 32 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 73 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 Mahat Gaon
Tehsil headquarters Didihat 22 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 32 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 32 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 73 km

Villages closest to Mahat 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 Mahat Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahat Gaon village had a population of 133. That makes it the 190th largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 207 residents.

Mahat Gaon village has 62 males and 71 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahat Gaon has about 1145 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1103.

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

Mahat Gaon covers 27.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Mahat Gaon is Kathgodam, about 73 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 Mahat Gaon.

Mahat Gaon is about 32 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahat Gaon is in Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Didihat is about 22 km away. Pithoragarh is about 32 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhandari Gaon (under 2 km), Bhandari Gaon Rajwar (under 2 km) and Gadali (2.1 km).

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

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