About Hokara Village

Hokara is a mid sized village in Munsiari tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,121, made up of 514 males and 607 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,181 females per 1000 males. The village covers 682.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262554, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hokara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hokara village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Pithoragarh
Tehsil	Munsiari
Pincode	262554
Area (hectares)	682.28 hectares
Population	1,121
Male Population	514
Female Population	607
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,181
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hokara compares

By the 2011 count Hokara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 213 residents. Its 682.28 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 1054.

Getting to Hokara

Hokara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Hokara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Hokara from other places

Hokara 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 Hokara
Tehsil headquarters	Munsiari	21 km
District headquarters	Pithoragarh	21 km
Nearest town	Pithorāgarh	21 km
Nearest railway station	Kathgodam	55 km

Villages closest to Hokara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Munsiari 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.

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Common questions about Hokara

As per the Census of India 2011, Hokara village had a population of 1,121. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 213 residents.

Hokara village has 514 males and 607 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hokara has about 1181 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1054.

The pincode recorded for Hokara is 262554. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hokara covers 682.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hokara falls under Munsiari tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Hokara 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Hokara.

Hokara 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.

Hokara is in Munsiari tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Munsiari is about 21 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.