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About Oligaon Village

Oligaon is a small village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 298, made up of 156 males and 142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Oligaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Oligaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Gangolihat
Pincode 262522
Area (hectares) 125.68 hectares
Population 298
Male Population 156
Female Population 142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
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 Oligaon compares

By the 2011 count Oligaon is the 75th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 125.68 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1159.

Getting to Oligaon

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

Oligaon lies about 34 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 65 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 Oligaon
Tehsil headquarters Gangolihat 16 km
Nearest town Almora 31 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 34 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 65 km

Villages closest to Oligaon

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 Oligaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Oligaon village had a population of 298. That makes it the 75th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Oligaon village has 156 males and 142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Oligaon has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1159.

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

Oligaon covers 125.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Oligaon falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Oligaon is Kathgodam, about 65 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 Oligaon.

Oligaon is about 34 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Oligaon is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Gangolihat is about 16 km away. Almora is about 31 km away. Pithoragarh is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chamtola (under 2 km), Dasila Khet (under 2 km) and Kunlta (under 2 km).

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

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