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About Pharkot Village

Pharkot is a small village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 53, made up of 23 males and 30 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,304 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246453, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pharkot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pharkot village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Tharali
Pincode 246453
Area (hectares) 50.12 hectares
Population 53
Male Population 23
Female Population 30
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,304
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 Pharkot compares

By the 2011 count Pharkot is the 252nd largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 50.12 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 Pharkot

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

Pharkot lies about 67 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 74 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 Pharkot
Tehsil headquarters Tharali 27 km
Nearest town Almora 36 km
District headquarters Chamoli 67 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 74 km

Villages closest to Pharkot

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 Pharkot

As per the Census of India 2011, Pharkot village had a population of 53. That makes it the 252nd largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Pharkot village has 23 males and 30 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pharkot has about 1304 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Pharkot is 246453. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pharkot covers 50.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pharkot falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Pharkot is Kathgodam, about 74 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 Pharkot.

Pharkot is about 67 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pharkot is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Tharali is about 27 km away. Almora is about 36 km away. Chamoli is about 67 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gumad Laga Gerud (6.7 km), Titara Kholi (7.0 km) and Bahantara (7.1 km).

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

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