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About Sarkot Village

Sarkot is a small village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 227, made up of 102 males and 125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,225 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246427, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarkot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarkot village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Tharali
Pincode 246427
Area (hectares) 182.02 hectares
Population 227
Male Population 102
Female Population 125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,225
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 Sarkot compares

By the 2011 count Sarkot is the 132nd largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 182.02 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 Sarkot

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

Sarkot lies about 47 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 84 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 Sarkot
Tehsil headquarters Tharali 6.0 km
District headquarters Chamoli 47 km
Nearest town Almora 50 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 84 km

Villages closest to Sarkot

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 Sarkot

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarkot village had a population of 227. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Sarkot village has 102 males and 125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarkot has about 1225 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Sarkot is 246427. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarkot covers 182.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sarkot falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sarkot is Ramnagar, about 84 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 Sarkot.

Sarkot is about 47 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarkot is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Tharali is about 6.0 km away. Chamoli is about 47 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 Nand Keshari (under 2 km), Chhapali (under 2 km) and Kothi (under 2 km).

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

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