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About Gaughat Village

Gaughat is a small village in Kichha tehsil, in the district of Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 234, made up of 124 males and 110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263153, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaughat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaughat village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Udham Singh Nagar
Tehsil Kichha
Pincode 263153
Area (hectares) 151.96 hectares
Population 234
Male Population 124
Female Population 110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
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 Gaughat compares

By the 2011 count Gaughat is the 78th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,838 residents. Its 151.96 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Gaughat

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

Gaughat lies about 28 km from Udham Singh Nagar. 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 Gaughat
Tehsil headquarters Kichha 4.9 km
District headquarters Udham Singh Nagar 28 km

Villages closest to Gaughat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaughat village had a population of 234. That makes it the 78th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,838 residents.

Gaughat village has 124 males and 110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaughat has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Gaughat is 263153. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaughat covers 151.96 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.

Gaughat falls under Kichha tehsil of Udham Singh Nagar district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Gaughat notes the nearest railway station 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 Gaughat.

Gaughat is about 28 km from Udham Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaughat is in Kichha tehsil of Udham Singh Nagar district. Kichha is about 4.9 km away. Udham Singh Nagar is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katharra (under 2 km), Rudrapur Sani (under 2 km) and Bakhpur (1.9 km).

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

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