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About Larkoti Village

Larkoti is a mid sized village in Budhal tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,210, made up of 607 males and 603 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 590 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Larkoti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Larkoti village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Rajouri
Tehsil Budhal
Pincode 185233
Area (hectares) 590 hectares
Population 1,210
Male Population 607
Female Population 603
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
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 Larkoti compares

By the 2011 count Larkoti is the 37th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,413 residents. Its 590 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Larkoti

Larkoti is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Larkoti 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 Larkoti from other places

Larkoti lies about 9.3 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 45 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 Larkoti
District headquarters Rajouri 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Budhal 16 km
Nearest town Rajaori 18 km
Nearest railway station Dugga 45 km

Villages closest to Larkoti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Larkoti village had a population of 1,210. That makes it the 37th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,413 residents.

Larkoti village has 607 males and 603 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Larkoti has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 902.

The pincode recorded for Larkoti is 185233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Larkoti covers 590 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Larkoti falls under Budhal tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Larkoti is Dugga, about 45 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 Larkoti.

Larkoti is about 9.3 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Larkoti is in Budhal tehsil of Rajouri district. Rajouri is about 9.3 km away. Budhal is about 16 km away. Rajaori 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 Kot Ranka (under 2 km), Khah (under 2 km) and Kanthol (3.9 km).

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

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