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About Lohargaon Village

Lohargaon is a small village in Didihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 171, made up of 82 males and 89 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,085 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lohargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lohargaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Didihat
Pincode 262551
Area (hectares) 33.54 hectares
Population 171
Male Population 82
Female Population 89
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,085
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 Lohargaon compares

By the 2011 count Lohargaon is the 153rd largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 207 residents. Its 33.54 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1103.

Getting to Lohargaon

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

Lohargaon lies about 24 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 82 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 Lohargaon
Tehsil headquarters Didihat 20 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 24 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 24 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 82 km

Villages closest to Lohargaon

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 Lohargaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Lohargaon village had a population of 171. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 207 residents.

Lohargaon village has 82 males and 89 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lohargaon has about 1085 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 Lohargaon is 262551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lohargaon covers 33.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lohargaon falls under Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Lohargaon is Tanakpur, about 82 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 Lohargaon.

Lohargaon is about 24 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lohargaon is in Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Didihat is about 20 km away. Pithoragarh is about 24 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Okhar Gaon (under 2 km), Ankot (under 2 km) and Chaugarkhya Balgari (under 2 km).

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

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