About Gwasi Kot Village

Gwasi Kot is a mid sized village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 731, made up of 374 males and 357 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gwasi Kot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gwasi Kot village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Pithoragarh
Tehsil	Gangolihat
Pincode	262522
Area (hectares)	166.71 hectares
Population	731
Male Population	374
Female Population	357
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	955
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gwasi Kot compares

By the 2011 count Gwasi Kot is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 166.71 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1159.

Getting to Gwasi Kot

Gwasi Kot is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gwasi Kot as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Gwasi Kot from other places

Gwasi Kot lies about 29 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 62 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 Gwasi Kot
Tehsil headquarters	Gangolihat	11 km
District headquarters	Pithoragarh	29 km
Nearest town	Pithorāgarh	29 km
Nearest railway station	Kathgodam	62 km

Villages closest to Gwasi Kot

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.

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Common questions about Gwasi Kot

As per the Census of India 2011, Gwasi Kot village had a population of 731. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Gwasi Kot village has 374 males and 357 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gwasi Kot has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1159.

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

Gwasi Kot covers 166.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gwasi Kot falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gwasi Kot is Kathgodam, about 62 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gwasi Kot.

Gwasi Kot is about 29 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gwasi Kot is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Gangolihat is about 11 km away. Pithoragarh is about 29 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.