About Chitgal Village

Chitgal is a mid sized village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 983, made up of 482 males and 501 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chitgal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chitgal village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Pithoragarh
Tehsil	Gangolihat
Pincode	262522
Area (hectares)	72.62 hectares
Population	983
Male Population	482
Female Population	501
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,039
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 Chitgal compares

By the 2011 count Chitgal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 72.62 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1159.

Getting to Chitgal

Chitgal is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chitgal 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 Chitgal from other places

Chitgal lies about 49 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 42 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 Chitgal
Nearest town	Almora	5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gangolihat	33 km
Nearest railway station	Kathgodam	42 km
District headquarters	Pithoragarh	49 km

Villages closest to Chitgal

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 Chitgal

As per the Census of India 2011, Chitgal village had a population of 983. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Chitgal village has 482 males and 501 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chitgal has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1159.

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

Chitgal covers 72.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chitgal falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chitgal is Kathgodam, about 42 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 Chitgal.

Chitgal is about 49 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chitgal is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Almora is about 5.1 km away. Gangolihat is about 33 km away. Kathgodam is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.