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About Orgaon Village

Orgaon is a small village in Didihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 165, made up of 79 males and 86 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,089 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Orgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Orgaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Didihat
Pincode 262551
Area (hectares) 35.19 hectares
Population 165
Male Population 79
Female Population 86
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,089
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 Orgaon compares

By the 2011 count Orgaon is the 155th largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 207 residents. Its 35.19 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1103.

Getting to Orgaon

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

Orgaon lies about 40 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 95 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 Orgaon
Tehsil headquarters Didihat 2.5 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 40 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 40 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 95 km

Villages closest to Orgaon

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 Orgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Orgaon village had a population of 165. That makes it the 155th largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 207 residents.

Orgaon village has 79 males and 86 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Orgaon has about 1089 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1103.

The pincode recorded for Orgaon is 262551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Orgaon covers 35.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Orgaon falls under Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Orgaon is Kathgodam, about 95 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 Orgaon.

Orgaon is about 40 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Orgaon is in Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Didihat is about 2.5 km away. Pithoragarh is about 40 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bora Gaon (under 2 km), Kapari Gaon (under 2 km) and Chami Garkha (2.0 km).

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

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