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About Kaltir Village

Kaltir is a small village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 28, made up of 12 males and 16 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,333 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaltir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaltir village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Gangolihat
Pincode 262522
Area (hectares) 28.62 hectares
Population 28
Male Population 12
Female Population 16
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,333
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 Kaltir compares

By the 2011 count Kaltir is the 270th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 28.62 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1159.

Getting to Kaltir

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

Kaltir lies about 30 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 80 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 Kaltir
Tehsil headquarters Gangolihat 19 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 30 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 30 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 80 km

Villages closest to Kaltir

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 Kaltir

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaltir village had a population of 28. That makes it the 270th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Kaltir village has 12 males and 16 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaltir has about 1333 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1159.

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

Kaltir covers 28.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kaltir falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kaltir is Kathgodam, about 80 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 Kaltir.

Kaltir 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.

Kaltir is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Gangolihat is about 19 km away. Pithoragarh is about 30 km away. Pithorāgarh 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 Dantoli (2.5 km), Chaudiyar (2.8 km) and Thadoli (3.1 km).

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

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