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About Karghata Village

Karghata is a small village in Sitarganj tehsil, in the district of Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 404, made up of 209 males and 195 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karghata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karghata village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Udham Singh Nagar
Tehsil Sitarganj
Pincode 262405
Area (hectares) 104.58 hectares
Population 404
Male Population 209
Female Population 195
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karghata compares

By the 2011 count Karghata is the 101st largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,418 residents. Its 104.58 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Karghata

Karghata is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karghata as Available within village. 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 Karghata from other places

Karghata lies about 42 km from Udham Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Majhola Pakarya, about 18 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 Karghata
Tehsil headquarters Sitarganj 3.8 km
Nearest town Sitārganj 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Majhola Pakarya 18 km
District headquarters Udham Singh Nagar 42 km

Villages closest to Karghata

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 Karghata

As per the Census of India 2011, Karghata village had a population of 404. That makes it the 101st largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,418 residents.

Karghata village has 209 males and 195 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karghata has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

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

Karghata covers 104.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Karghata is Majhola Pakarya, about 18 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Karghata.

Karghata is about 42 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.

Karghata is in Sitarganj tehsil of Udham Singh Nagar district. Sitarganj is about 3.8 km away. Sitārganj is about 3.8 km away. Majhola Pakarya is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhukaha (under 2 km), Rasoiyapur (under 2 km) and Pindari (under 2 km).

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

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