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About Sirkhet Village

Sirkhet is a small village in Dhoomakot tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 114, made up of 60 males and 54 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246282, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sirkhet Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sirkhet village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Dhoomakot
Pincode 246282
Area (hectares) 62.27 hectares
Population 114
Male Population 60
Female Population 54
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
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 Sirkhet compares

By the 2011 count Sirkhet is the 129th largest of the 329 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 119 residents. Its 62.27 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1280.

Getting to Sirkhet

Sirkhet is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sirkhet 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. The nearest villages by name are Sila Talla, Silkhera, Simlimalli and Sindoli Malli. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sirkhet

As per the Census of India 2011, Sirkhet village had a population of 114. That makes it the 129th largest of the 329 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 119 residents.

Sirkhet village has 60 males and 54 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sirkhet has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1280.

The pincode recorded for Sirkhet is 246282. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sirkhet covers 62.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sirkhet falls under Dhoomakot tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Sirkhet notes the nearest railway station 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 Sirkhet.

Sirkhet is in Dhoomakot tehsil of Garhwal district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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