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About Kanara Gunth Village

Kanara Gunth is a small village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 243, made up of 104 males and 139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,337 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanara Gunth Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanara Gunth village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Gangolihat
Pincode 262522
Area (hectares) 81.2 hectares
Population 243
Male Population 104
Female Population 139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,337
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 Kanara Gunth compares

By the 2011 count Kanara Gunth is the 98th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 81.2 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 Kanara Gunth

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

Kanara Gunth 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 Kanara Gunth
Tehsil headquarters Gangolihat 10 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 21 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 21 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 55 km

Villages closest to Kanara Gunth

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 Kanara Gunth

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanara Gunth village had a population of 243. That makes it the 98th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Kanara Gunth village has 104 males and 139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanara Gunth has about 1337 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1159.

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

Kanara Gunth covers 81.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanara Gunth falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kanara Gunth 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kanara Gunth.

Kanara Gunth 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.

Kanara Gunth 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 Kanara Gunth today is likely to be higher.

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