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About Nakot Village

Nakot is a mid sized village in Lohaghat tehsil, in the district of Champawat, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 520, made up of 270 males and 250 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262524, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nakot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nakot village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Champawat
Tehsil Lohaghat
Pincode 262524
Area (hectares) 152.01 hectares
Population 520
Male Population 270
Female Population 250
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
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 Nakot compares

By the 2011 count Nakot is the 43rd largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 298 residents. Its 152.01 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1057.

Getting to Nakot

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

Nakot lies about 32 km from Champawat, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 61 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 Nakot
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Lohaghat 24 km
District headquarters Champawat 32 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 61 km

Villages closest to Nakot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nakot village had a population of 520. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 298 residents.

Nakot village has 270 males and 250 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nakot has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1057.

The pincode recorded for Nakot is 262524. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nakot covers 152.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nakot falls under Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Nakot is Tanakpur, about 61 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 Nakot.

Nakot is about 32 km from Champawat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nakot is in Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district. Pithorāgarh is about 4.3 km away. Lohaghat is about 24 km away. Champawat is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhera (2.4 km), Bans (3.5 km) and Shiling (5.8 km).

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

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