About Arkhund Village

Arkhund is a small village in Srinagar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 85, made up of 40 males and 45 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,125 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246172, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arkhund Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arkhund village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Garhwal
Tehsil	Srinagar
Pincode	246172
Area (hectares)	59.57 hectares
Population	85
Male Population	40
Female Population	45
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,125
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 Arkhund compares

By the 2011 count Arkhund is the 88th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 189 residents. Its 59.57 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1158.

Getting to Arkhund

Arkhund is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Arkhund 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 Arkhund from other places

Arkhund lies about 81 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 82 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 Arkhund
Tehsil headquarters	Srinagar	34 km
Nearest town	Srīnagar	34 km
District headquarters	Garhwal	81 km
Nearest railway station	Rishikesh	82 km

Villages closest to Arkhund

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

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Common questions about Arkhund

As per the Census of India 2011, Arkhund village had a population of 85. That makes it the 88th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 189 residents.

Arkhund village has 40 males and 45 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arkhund has about 1125 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1158.

The pincode recorded for Arkhund is 246172. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arkhund covers 59.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Arkhund falls under Srinagar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Arkhund is Rishikesh, about 82 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 Arkhund.

Arkhund is about 81 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arkhund is in Srinagar tehsil of Garhwal district. Srinagar is about 34 km away. Srīnagar is about 34 km away. Garhwal is about 81 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.