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About Jaikot Village

Jaikot is a small village in Satpuli tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 117, made up of 73 males and 44 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 603 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246172, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaikot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaikot village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Satpuli
Pincode 246172
Area (hectares) 99.99 hectares
Population 117
Male Population 73
Female Population 44
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 603
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 Jaikot compares

By the 2011 count Jaikot is the 89th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 132 residents. Its 99.99 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1227.

Getting to Jaikot

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

Jaikot lies about 28 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 38 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 Jaikot
Tehsil headquarters Satpuli 21 km
District headquarters Garhwal 28 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 38 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 38 km

Villages closest to Jaikot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaikot village had a population of 117. That makes it the 89th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 132 residents.

Jaikot village has 73 males and 44 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaikot has about 603 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1227.

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

Jaikot covers 99.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jaikot falls under Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Jaikot is Kotdwara, about 38 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 Jaikot.

Jaikot is about 28 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaikot is in Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district. Satpuli is about 21 km away. Garhwal is about 28 km away. Kotdwara is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nowgown Kamanada (2.1 km), Jajedi (3.2 km) and Bagariwala (4.0 km).

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

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