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About Nankot Village

Nankot is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 243, made up of 122 males and 121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nankot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nankot village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246001
Area (hectares) 53.62 hectares
Population 243
Male Population 122
Female Population 121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
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 Nankot compares

By the 2011 count Nankot is the 116th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 53.62 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Nankot

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

Nankot lies about 40 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 46 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 Nankot
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 1.8 km
District headquarters Garhwal 40 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 46 km

Villages closest to Nankot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nankot village had a population of 243. That makes it the 116th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Nankot village has 122 males and 121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nankot has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Nankot is 246001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nankot covers 53.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nankot falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Nankot is Rishikesh, about 46 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 Nankot.

Nankot is about 40 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nankot is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about 1.8 km away. Garhwal is about 40 km away. Rishikesh is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nakot (under 2 km), Thapliyal Gaon (under 2 km) and Baunsari (1.7 km).

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

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