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About Ghaltola Village

Ghaltola is a small village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 367, made up of 172 males and 195 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,134 females per 1000 males. The village covers 556.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghaltola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghaltola village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Gangolihat
Pincode 262522
Area (hectares) 556.27 hectares
Population 367
Male Population 172
Female Population 195
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,134
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 Ghaltola compares

By the 2011 count Ghaltola is the 61st largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 556.27 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1159.

Getting to Ghaltola

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

Ghaltola lies about 27 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 Ghaltola
Tehsil headquarters Gangolihat 9.4 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 27 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 27 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 58 km

Villages closest to Ghaltola

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 Ghaltola

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghaltola village had a population of 367. That makes it the 61st largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Ghaltola village has 172 males and 195 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghaltola has about 1134 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1159.

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

Ghaltola covers 556.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghaltola falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Ghaltola 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 Ghaltola.

Ghaltola is about 27 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghaltola is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Gangolihat is about 9.4 km away. Pithoragarh is about 27 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dubola Bitola (under 2 km), Jamtola Madhye Jakh (under 2 km) and Jamtola Madhye Tal (under 2 km).

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

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