About Askora Village

Askora is a small village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 256, made up of 110 males and 146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,327 females per 1000 males. The village covers 304.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Askora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Askora village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Pithoragarh
Tehsil	Gangolihat
Pincode	262522
Area (hectares)	304.45 hectares
Population	256
Male Population	110
Female Population	146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,327
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Askora compares

By the 2011 count Askora is the 89th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 304.45 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 1159.

Getting to Askora

Askora is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Askora as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Askora from other places

Askora lies about 21 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 56 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 Askora
Tehsil headquarters	Gangolihat	8.8 km
District headquarters	Pithoragarh	21 km
Nearest town	Pithorāgarh	21 km
Nearest railway station	Kathgodam	56 km

Villages closest to Askora

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gangolihat 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.

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Common questions about Askora

As per the Census of India 2011, Askora village had a population of 256. That makes it the 89th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Askora village has 110 males and 146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Askora has about 1327 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1159.

The pincode recorded for Askora is 262522. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Askora covers 304.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Askora falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Askora is Kathgodam, about 56 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Askora.

Askora is about 21 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Askora is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Gangolihat is about 8.8 km away. Pithoragarh is about 21 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.