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About Srikot Village

Srikot is a small village in Karnaprayag tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 118, made up of 57 males and 61 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,070 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Srikot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Srikot village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Karnaprayag
Pincode 246429
Area (hectares) 43 hectares
Population 118
Male Population 57
Female Population 61
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,070
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Srikot compares

By the 2011 count Srikot is the 106th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 184 residents. Its 43 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 1199.

Getting to Srikot

Srikot is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Srikot as Available within <5 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 Srikot from other places

Srikot lies about 20 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 96 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 Srikot
Tehsil headquarters Karnaprayag 13 km
District headquarters Chamoli 20 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 54 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 96 km

Villages closest to Srikot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Srikot village had a population of 118. That makes it the 106th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 184 residents.

Srikot village has 57 males and 61 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Srikot has about 1070 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1199.

The pincode recorded for Srikot is 246429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Srikot covers 43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Srikot falls under Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Srikot is Ramnagar, about 96 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 village for Srikot.

Srikot is about 20 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Srikot is in Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district. Karnaprayag is about 13 km away. Chamoli is about 20 km away. Srīnagar is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deyarkot (under 2 km), Hadkoti (under 2 km) and Jaiti Bhatkoti (under 2 km).

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

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