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About Karghatiya Village

Karghatiya is a mid sized village in Sitarganj tehsil, in the district of Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 599, made up of 321 males and 278 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karghatiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karghatiya village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Udham Singh Nagar
Tehsil Sitarganj
Pincode 262405
Area (hectares) 167 hectares
Population 599
Male Population 321
Female Population 278
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karghatiya compares

By the 2011 count Karghatiya is the 88th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,418 residents. Its 167 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Karghatiya

Karghatiya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karghatiya as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Karghatiya from other places

Karghatiya lies about 41 km from Udham Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Kichha, about 19 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 Karghatiya
Tehsil headquarters Sitarganj 3.7 km
Nearest town Sitārganj 3.7 km
Nearest railway station Kichha 19 km
District headquarters Udham Singh Nagar 41 km

Villages closest to Karghatiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karghatiya village had a population of 599. That makes it the 88th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,418 residents.

Karghatiya village has 321 males and 278 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karghatiya has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Karghatiya is 262405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karghatiya covers 167 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karghatiya falls under Sitarganj tehsil of Udham Singh Nagar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Karghatiya is Kichha, about 19 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 village for Karghatiya.

Karghatiya is about 41 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.

Karghatiya is in Sitarganj tehsil of Udham Singh Nagar district. Sitarganj is about 3.7 km away. Sitārganj is about 3.7 km away. Kichha is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malpuri (under 2 km), Pindari (1.6 km) and Sainjani (2.0 km).

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

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