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About Gaon Khet Village

Gaon Khet is a small village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 80, made up of 44 males and 36 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 818 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262532, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaon Khet Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaon Khet village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Gangolihat
Pincode 262532
Area (hectares) 50.08 hectares
Population 80
Male Population 44
Female Population 36
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 818
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 Gaon Khet compares

By the 2011 count Gaon Khet is the 206th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 50.08 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1159.

Getting to Gaon Khet

Gaon Khet is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gaon 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. The nearest villages by name are Duni, Dyotung, Dyulahara Kote and Futsil. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gaon Khet

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaon Khet village had a population of 80. That makes it the 206th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Gaon Khet village has 44 males and 36 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaon Khet has about 818 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1159.

The pincode recorded for Gaon Khet is 262532. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaon Khet covers 50.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gaon Khet falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Gaon Khet notes the nearest railway station 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 Gaon Khet.

Gaon Khet is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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