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About Gulabkoti Village

Gulabkoti is a small village in Joshimath tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 356, made up of 179 males and 177 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246472, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gulabkoti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gulabkoti village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Joshimath
Pincode 246472
Area (hectares) 147.18 hectares
Population 356
Male Population 179
Female Population 177
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
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 Gulabkoti compares

By the 2011 count Gulabkoti is the 28th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 319 residents. Its 147.18 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 903.

Getting to Gulabkoti

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

Gulabkoti lies about 19 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 124 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 Gulabkoti
Tehsil headquarters Joshimath 9.0 km
District headquarters Chamoli 19 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 75 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 124 km

Villages closest to Gulabkoti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gulabkoti village had a population of 356. That makes it the 28th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 319 residents.

Gulabkoti village has 179 males and 177 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gulabkoti has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Gulabkoti is 246472. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gulabkoti covers 147.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gulabkoti falls under Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gulabkoti is Rishikesh, about 124 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gulabkoti.

Gulabkoti is about 19 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gulabkoti is in Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district. Joshimath is about 9.0 km away. Chamoli is about 19 km away. Srīnagar is about 75 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pagnau (under 2 km), Langsi (1.7 km) and Palla (2.1 km).

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

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