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About Sartola Village

Sartola is a small village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 199, made up of 91 males and 108 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,187 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 242636, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sartola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sartola village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Gangolihat
Pincode 242636
Area (hectares) 174.59 hectares
Population 199
Male Population 91
Female Population 108
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,187
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 Sartola compares

By the 2011 count Sartola is the 120th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 174.59 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1159.

Getting to Sartola

Sartola is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sartola 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 Sartola from other places

Sartola lies about 30 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 60 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 Sartola
Tehsil headquarters Gangolihat 11 km
Nearest town Almora 28 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 30 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 60 km

Villages closest to Sartola

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 Sartola

As per the Census of India 2011, Sartola village had a population of 199. That makes it the 120th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Sartola village has 91 males and 108 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sartola has about 1187 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1159.

The pincode recorded for Sartola is 242636. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sartola covers 174.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sartola falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sartola is Kathgodam, about 60 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 Sartola.

Sartola is about 30 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sartola is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Gangolihat is about 11 km away. Almora is about 28 km away. Pithoragarh is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gwasi Kot (under 2 km), Salabhuti (1.8 km) and Basikhet Lagga Dhanola Sera (2.0 km).

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

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