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About Shri Kot Village

Shri Kot is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 144, made up of 64 males and 80 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,250 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shri Kot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shri Kot village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246101
Area (hectares) 75.21 hectares
Population 144
Male Population 64
Female Population 80
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,250
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shri Kot compares

By the 2011 count Shri Kot is the 221st largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 75.21 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Shri Kot

Shri Kot is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shri Kot as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Shri Kot from other places

Shri Kot lies about 53 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 34 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 Shri Kot
Nearest town Tehri 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 24 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 34 km
District headquarters Garhwal 53 km

Villages closest to Shri Kot

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 Shri Kot

As per the Census of India 2011, Shri Kot village had a population of 144. That makes it the 221st largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Shri Kot village has 64 males and 80 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shri Kot has about 1250 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Shri Kot is 246101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shri Kot covers 75.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shri Kot falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Shri Kot is Rishikesh, about 34 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Shri Kot.

Shri Kot is about 53 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shri Kot is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Tehri is about 15 km away. Pauri is about 24 km away. Rishikesh is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jai Kandi (2.2 km), Jamkandi (2.2 km) and Jukandi (2.2 km).

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

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