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About Gadhkot Village

Gadhkot is a small village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 91, made up of 38 males and 53 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,395 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246481, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gadhkot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadhkot village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Tharali
Pincode 246481
Area (hectares) 63.6 hectares
Population 91
Male Population 38
Female Population 53
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,395
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 Gadhkot compares

By the 2011 count Gadhkot is the 220th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 63.6 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Gadhkot

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

Gadhkot 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 Gadhkot
District headquarters Chamoli 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Tharali 25 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 54 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 96 km

Villages closest to Gadhkot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadhkot village had a population of 91. That makes it the 220th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Gadhkot village has 38 males and 53 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadhkot has about 1395 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Gadhkot is 246481. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gadhkot covers 63.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gadhkot falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gadhkot 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 <5 km distance for Gadhkot.

Gadhkot 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.

Gadhkot is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Chamoli is about 20 km away. Tharali is about 25 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 Buwarkot (under 2 km), Gwad Laga Gadkot (under 2 km) and Kot (under 2 km).

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

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