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About Khet Village

Khet is a small village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12, made up of 5 males and 7 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,400 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khet Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khet village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Gangolihat
Pincode 262522
Area (hectares) 23.58 hectares
Population 12
Male Population 5
Female Population 7
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,400
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 Khet compares

By the 2011 count Khet is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 23.58 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 Khet

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

Khet lies about 24 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 58 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 Khet
Tehsil headquarters Gangolihat 7.6 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 24 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 24 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 58 km

Villages closest to Khet

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 Khet

As per the Census of India 2011, Khet village had a population of 12. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Khet village has 5 males and 7 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khet has about 1400 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1159.

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

Khet covers 23.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khet falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Khet is Kathgodam, about 58 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 Khet.

Khet is about 24 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khet is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Gangolihat is about 7.6 km away. Pithoragarh is about 24 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kani Khet (under 2 km), Anwala Talla Malla Sugar Mavla (under 2 km) and Bursum Bari (2.0 km).

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

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