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About Okhar Gaon Village

Okhar Gaon is a small village in Didihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 105, made up of 60 males and 45 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 750 females per 1000 males. The village covers 8.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262552, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Okhar Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Okhar Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Didihat
Pincode 262552
Area (hectares) 8.54 hectares
Population 105
Male Population 60
Female Population 45
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 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 Okhar Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Okhar Gaon is the 221st largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 207 residents. Its 8.54 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1103.

Getting to Okhar Gaon

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

Okhar Gaon 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 Okhar Gaon
Tehsil headquarters Didihat 20 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 24 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 24 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 82 km

Villages closest to Okhar 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 Okhar Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Okhar Gaon village had a population of 105. That makes it the 221st largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 207 residents.

Okhar Gaon village has 60 males and 45 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Okhar Gaon has about 750 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1103.

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

Okhar Gaon covers 8.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Okhar Gaon 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 Okhar Gaon.

Okhar Gaon 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.

Okhar Gaon 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 Lohargaon (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 Okhar Gaon today is likely to be higher.

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