About Sarkot Village

Sarkot is a mid sized village in Gairsain tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,236, made up of 568 males and 668 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,176 females per 1000 males. The village covers 329.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246440, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarkot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarkot village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Tehsil	Gairsain
Pincode	246440
Area (hectares)	329.71 hectares
Population	1,236
Male Population	568
Female Population	668
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,176
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 Sarkot compares

By the 2011 count Sarkot is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 284 residents. Its 329.71 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1219.

Getting to Sarkot

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

Sarkot lies about 47 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 84 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 Sarkot
Tehsil headquarters	Gairsain	28 km
District headquarters	Chamoli	47 km
Nearest town	Almora	50 km
Nearest railway station	Ramnagar	84 km

Villages closest to Sarkot

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

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Common questions about Sarkot

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarkot village had a population of 1,236. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 284 residents.

Sarkot village has 568 males and 668 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarkot has about 1176 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1219.

The pincode recorded for Sarkot is 246440. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarkot covers 329.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarkot falls under Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sarkot is Ramnagar, about 84 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 Sarkot.

Sarkot is about 47 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarkot is in Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district. Gairsain is about 28 km away. Chamoli is about 47 km away. Almora is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.