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About Shrikot Village

Shrikot is a small village in Chaubattakhal tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 387, made up of 163 males and 224 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,374 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246162, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shrikot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shrikot village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Chaubattakhal
Pincode 246162
Area (hectares) 80.29 hectares
Population 387
Male Population 163
Female Population 224
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,374
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shrikot compares

By the 2011 count Shrikot is the 15th largest of the 242 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 155 residents. Its 80.29 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1266.

Getting to Shrikot

Shrikot is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shrikot as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Shrikot from other places

Shrikot lies about 33 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 44 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 Shrikot
Tehsil headquarters Chaubattakhal 3.2 km
Nearest town Pauri 26 km
District headquarters Garhwal 33 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 44 km

Villages closest to Shrikot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shrikot village had a population of 387. That makes it the 15th largest of the 242 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 155 residents.

Shrikot village has 163 males and 224 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shrikot has about 1374 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1266.

The pincode recorded for Shrikot is 246162. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shrikot covers 80.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shrikot falls under Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Shrikot is Kotdwara, about 44 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Shrikot.

Shrikot is about 33 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shrikot is in Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district. Chaubattakhal is about 3.2 km away. Pauri is about 26 km away. Garhwal is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Asarkot (under 2 km), Luetha (under 2 km) and Chopara (under 2 km).

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

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