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About Garjiya Village

Garjiya is a small village in Didihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 295, made up of 142 males and 153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,077 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262552, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garjiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garjiya village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Didihat
Pincode 262552
Area (hectares) 175.64 hectares
Population 295
Male Population 142
Female Population 153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,077
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 Garjiya compares

By the 2011 count Garjiya is the 75th largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 207 residents. Its 175.64 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1103.

Getting to Garjiya

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

Garjiya lies about 28 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, 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 Garjiya
Tehsil headquarters Didihat 14 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 28 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 28 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 84 km

Villages closest to Garjiya

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 Garjiya

As per the Census of India 2011, Garjiya village had a population of 295. That makes it the 75th largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 207 residents.

Garjiya village has 142 males and 153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garjiya has about 1077 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1103.

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

Garjiya covers 175.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Garjiya falls under Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Garjiya is Kathgodam, 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 Garjiya.

Garjiya is about 28 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garjiya is in Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Didihat is about 14 km away. Pithoragarh is about 28 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhumiyathal (under 2 km), Panthali (under 2 km) and Rakarthal (under 2 km).

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

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