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About Gadkot Village

Gadkot is a small village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 198, made up of 85 males and 113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,329 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246444, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gadkot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadkot village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Tharali
Pincode 246444
Area (hectares) 32.99 hectares
Population 198
Male Population 85
Female Population 113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,329
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gadkot compares

By the 2011 count Gadkot is the 149th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 32.99 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Gadkot

Gadkot is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gadkot as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Gadkot from other places

Gadkot lies about 48 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 68 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 Gadkot
Tehsil headquarters Tharali 22 km
District headquarters Chamoli 48 km
Nearest town Almora 50 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 68 km

Villages closest to Gadkot

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 Gadkot

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadkot village had a population of 198. That makes it the 149th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Gadkot village has 85 males and 113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadkot has about 1329 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Gadkot is 246444. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gadkot covers 32.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gadkot falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gadkot is Ramnagar, about 68 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gadkot.

Gadkot is about 48 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gadkot is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Tharali is about 22 km away. Chamoli is about 48 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.

The closest recorded villages are Mahad (2.4 km), Sunsari (4.5 km) and Silaudi (5.2 km).

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

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