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About Jaskot Village

Jaskot is a small village in Lansdowne tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 66, made up of 33 males and 33 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246170, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaskot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaskot village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Lansdowne
Pincode 246170
Area (hectares) 48.47 hectares
Population 66
Male Population 33
Female Population 33
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Jaskot compares

By the 2011 count Jaskot is the 333rd largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 148 residents. Its 48.47 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 well below the tehsil average of 1243.

Getting to Jaskot

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

Jaskot lies about 29 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 36 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 Jaskot
Tehsil headquarters Lansdowne 25 km
District headquarters Garhwal 29 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 36 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 36 km

Villages closest to Jaskot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaskot village had a population of 66. That makes it the 333rd largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 148 residents.

Jaskot village has 33 males and 33 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaskot has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1243.

The pincode recorded for Jaskot is 246170. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaskot covers 48.47 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.

Jaskot falls under Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jaskot is Kotdwara, about 36 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 Jaskot.

Jaskot is about 29 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaskot is in Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district. Lansdowne is about 25 km away. Garhwal is about 29 km away. Kotdwara is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Muchelgaon (under 2 km), Gaja (under 2 km) and Barkhet Malla (2.3 km).

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

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