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About Kholta Village

Kholta is a small village in Didihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11, made up of 4 males and 7 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,750 females per 1000 males. The village covers 8.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262552, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kholta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kholta village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Didihat
Pincode 262552
Area (hectares) 8.23 hectares
Population 11
Male Population 4
Female Population 7
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,750
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 Kholta compares

By the 2011 count Kholta is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 207 residents. Its 8.23 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 1103.

Getting to Kholta

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

Kholta lies about 43 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 96 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 Kholta
Tehsil headquarters Didihat 1.9 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 43 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 43 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 96 km

Villages closest to Kholta

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 Kholta

As per the Census of India 2011, Kholta village had a population of 11. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 207 residents.

Kholta village has 4 males and 7 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kholta has about 1750 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1103.

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

Kholta covers 8.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kholta falls under Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kholta is Kathgodam, about 96 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 Kholta.

Kholta is about 43 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kholta is in Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Didihat is about 1.9 km away. Pithoragarh is about 43 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Taragun (3.7 km), Kamtoli R F (4.0 km) and Kamtolipurwa (4.0 km).

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

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