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About Gola Village

Gola is a small village in Munsiari tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 219, made up of 102 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,147 females per 1000 males. The village covers 262.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262554, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gola village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Munsiari
Pincode 262554
Area (hectares) 262.47 hectares
Population 219
Male Population 102
Female Population 117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,147
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 Gola compares

By the 2011 count Gola is the 69th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 213 residents. Its 262.47 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 Gola

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

Gola lies about 24 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 80 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 Gola
Tehsil headquarters Munsiari 24 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 24 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 24 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 80 km

Villages closest to Gola

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.

Common questions about Gola

As per the Census of India 2011, Gola village had a population of 219. That makes it the 69th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 213 residents.

Gola village has 102 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gola has about 1147 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1054.

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

Gola covers 262.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gola falls under Munsiari tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gola is Tanakpur, about 80 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 Gola.

Gola is about 24 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gola is in Munsiari tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Munsiari is about 24 km away. Pithoragarh is about 24 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhakunda (under 2 km), Majia Ka Dana R F (1.6 km) and Ghorpatta Malla (2.4 km).

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

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