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About Kharkoli Village

Kharkoli is a small village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 206, made up of 91 males and 115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,264 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharkoli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharkoli village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Gangolihat
Pincode 262522
Area (hectares) 133.78 hectares
Population 206
Male Population 91
Female Population 115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,264
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 Kharkoli compares

By the 2011 count Kharkoli is the 115th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 133.78 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 Kharkoli

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

Kharkoli lies about 39 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 45 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 Kharkoli
Nearest town Almora 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangolihat 24 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 39 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 45 km

Villages closest to Kharkoli

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 Kharkoli

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharkoli village had a population of 206. That makes it the 115th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Kharkoli village has 91 males and 115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharkoli has about 1264 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1159.

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

Kharkoli covers 133.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kharkoli falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kharkoli is Kathgodam, about 45 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 Kharkoli.

Kharkoli is about 39 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharkoli is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Almora is about 14 km away. Gangolihat is about 24 km away. Pithoragarh is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharmoli (under 2 km), Jartola (3.8 km) and Sunkhola (3.8 km).

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

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