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About Khatera Village

Khatera is a small village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 87, made up of 34 males and 53 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,559 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khatera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khatera village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Gangolihat
Pincode 262522
Area (hectares) 26.3 hectares
Population 87
Male Population 34
Female Population 53
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,559
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 Khatera compares

By the 2011 count Khatera is the 199th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 26.3 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1159.

Getting to Khatera

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

Khatera lies about 34 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 92 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 Khatera
Tehsil headquarters Gangolihat 31 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 34 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 34 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 92 km

Villages closest to Khatera

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.

Common questions about Khatera

As per the Census of India 2011, Khatera village had a population of 87. That makes it the 199th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Khatera village has 34 males and 53 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khatera has about 1559 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1159.

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

Khatera covers 26.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khatera falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Khatera is Tanakpur, about 92 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 Khatera.

Khatera is about 34 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khatera is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Gangolihat is about 31 km away. Pithoragarh is about 34 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaniya Gaon (4.9 km), Jiwal (6.0 km) and Bhuli Gaon (9.1 km).

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

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