About Byal Katiya Village

Byal Katiya is a small village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 217, made up of 100 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,170 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Byal Katiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Byal Katiya village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Pithoragarh
Tehsil	Gangolihat
Pincode	262522
Area (hectares)	30.97 hectares
Population	217
Male Population	100
Female Population	117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,170
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Byal Katiya compares

By the 2011 count Byal Katiya is the 110th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 30.97 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1159.

Getting to Byal Katiya

Byal Katiya is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Byal Katiya as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Byal Katiya from other places

Byal Katiya lies about 26 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 50 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 Byal Katiya
Tehsil headquarters	Gangolihat	15 km
District headquarters	Pithoragarh	26 km
Nearest town	Pithorāgarh	26 km
Nearest railway station	Kathgodam	50 km

Villages closest to Byal Katiya

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 Byal Katiya

As per the Census of India 2011, Byal Katiya village had a population of 217. That makes it the 110th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Byal Katiya village has 100 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Byal Katiya has about 1170 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1159.

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

Byal Katiya covers 30.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Byal Katiya falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Byal Katiya is Kathgodam, about 50 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Byal Katiya.

Byal Katiya is about 26 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Byal Katiya is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Gangolihat is about 15 km away. Pithoragarh is about 26 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.