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About Surkhal Pathak Village

Surkhal Pathak is a small village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 159, made up of 65 males and 94 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,446 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Surkhal Pathak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surkhal Pathak village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Gangolihat
Pincode 262522
Area (hectares) 24.51 hectares
Population 159
Male Population 65
Female Population 94
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,446
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 Surkhal Pathak compares

By the 2011 count Surkhal Pathak is the 140th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 24.51 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1159.

Getting to Surkhal Pathak

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

Surkhal Pathak lies about 43 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 33 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 Surkhal Pathak
Nearest town Almora 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangolihat 32 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 33 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 43 km

Villages closest to Surkhal Pathak

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 Surkhal Pathak

As per the Census of India 2011, Surkhal Pathak village had a population of 159. That makes it the 140th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Surkhal Pathak village has 65 males and 94 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surkhal Pathak has about 1446 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1159.

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

Surkhal Pathak covers 24.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Surkhal Pathak falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Surkhal Pathak is Kathgodam, about 33 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 Surkhal Pathak.

Surkhal Pathak is about 43 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Surkhal Pathak is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Almora is about 18 km away. Gangolihat is about 32 km away. Kathgodam is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Surkhal (under 2 km), Surkhal Sahu (under 2 km) and Kandara (3.0 km).

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

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