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About Shaugaon Village

Shaugaon is a small village in Didihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 162, made up of 74 males and 88 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,189 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262542, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shaugaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shaugaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Didihat
Pincode 262542
Area (hectares) 52.08 hectares
Population 162
Male Population 74
Female Population 88
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,189
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 Shaugaon compares

By the 2011 count Shaugaon is the 158th largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 207 residents. Its 52.08 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1103.

Getting to Shaugaon

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

Shaugaon lies about 19 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 76 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 Shaugaon
District headquarters Pithoragarh 19 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Didihat 22 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 76 km

Villages closest to Shaugaon

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 Shaugaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Shaugaon village had a population of 162. That makes it the 158th largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 207 residents.

Shaugaon village has 74 males and 88 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shaugaon has about 1189 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1103.

The pincode recorded for Shaugaon is 262542. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shaugaon covers 52.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shaugaon falls under Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Shaugaon is Tanakpur, about 76 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 Shaugaon.

Shaugaon is about 19 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shaugaon is in Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Pithoragarh is about 19 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 19 km away. Didihat is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saugaon (under 2 km), Gairar (under 2 km) and Dhamrauli (1.8 km).

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

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