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About Durga Kot Village

Durga Kot is a small village in Srinagar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 119, made up of 55 males and 64 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,164 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Durga Kot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Durga Kot village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Srinagar
Pincode 246147
Area (hectares) 44.78 hectares
Population 119
Male Population 55
Female Population 64
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,164
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 Durga Kot compares

By the 2011 count Durga Kot is the 66th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 189 residents. Its 44.78 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1158.

Getting to Durga Kot

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

Durga Kot lies about 45 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 50 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 Durga Kot
Nearest town Pauri 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Srinagar 4.9 km
District headquarters Garhwal 45 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 50 km

Villages closest to Durga Kot

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.

Common questions about Durga Kot

As per the Census of India 2011, Durga Kot village had a population of 119. That makes it the 66th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 189 residents.

Durga Kot village has 55 males and 64 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Durga Kot has about 1164 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1158.

The pincode recorded for Durga Kot is 246147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Durga Kot covers 44.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Durga Kot falls under Srinagar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Durga Kot is Rishikesh, about 50 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 Durga Kot.

Durga Kot is about 45 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Durga Kot is in Srinagar tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about 3.7 km away. Srinagar is about 4.9 km away. Garhwal is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koti (under 2 km), Koti Lagga Gir Gaon (under 2 km) and Mangala Koti (under 2 km).

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

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