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About Gobar Gara Village

Gobar Gara is a small village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 240, made up of 104 males and 136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,308 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gobar Gara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gobar Gara village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Gangolihat
Pincode 262522
Area (hectares) 45.61 hectares
Population 240
Male Population 104
Female Population 136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,308
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 Gobar Gara compares

By the 2011 count Gobar Gara is the 100th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 45.61 hectares work out to about 5.3 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 Gobar Gara

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

Gobar Gara lies about 21 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 55 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 Gobar Gara
Tehsil headquarters Gangolihat 10 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 21 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 21 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 55 km

Villages closest to Gobar Gara

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 Gobar Gara

As per the Census of India 2011, Gobar Gara village had a population of 240. That makes it the 100th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Gobar Gara village has 104 males and 136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gobar Gara has about 1308 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1159.

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

Gobar Gara covers 45.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gobar Gara falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gobar Gara is Kathgodam, about 55 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 Gobar Gara.

Gobar Gara is about 21 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gobar Gara is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Gangolihat is about 10 km away. Pithoragarh is about 21 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhadgara (under 2 km), Cham Dungara Timta (under 2 km) and Dyulahara Kote (under 2 km).

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

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