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About Kanikot Village

Kanikot is a mid sized village in Pati tehsil, in the district of Champawat, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,058, made up of 542 males and 516 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 347.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262580, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanikot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanikot village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Champawat
Tehsil Pati
Pincode 262580
Area (hectares) 347.57 hectares
Population 1,058
Male Population 542
Female Population 516
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanikot compares

By the 2011 count Kanikot is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 323 residents. Its 347.57 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Kanikot

Kanikot is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kanikot as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kanikot from other places

Kanikot lies about 20 km from Champawat, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 40 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 Kanikot
Tehsil headquarters Pati 4.0 km
District headquarters Champawat 20 km
Nearest town Almora 30 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 40 km

Villages closest to Kanikot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanikot village had a population of 1,058. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 323 residents.

Kanikot village has 542 males and 516 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanikot has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Kanikot is 262580. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanikot covers 347.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanikot falls under Pati tehsil of Champawat district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kanikot is Kathgodam, about 40 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kanikot.

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

Kanikot is in Pati tehsil of Champawat district. Pati is about 4.0 km away. Champawat is about 20 km away. Almora is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanikot Lagga Chora Guth (under 2 km), Kaphalti (under 2 km) and Kotna (under 2 km).

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

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