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About Syalkot Village

Syalkot is a small village in Satpuli tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 49, made up of 25 males and 24 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Syalkot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Syalkot village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Satpuli
Pincode 246131
Area (hectares) 70.49 hectares
Population 49
Male Population 25
Female Population 24
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Syalkot compares

By the 2011 count Syalkot is the 163rd largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 132 residents. Its 70.49 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1227.

Getting to Syalkot

Syalkot is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Syalkot as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Syalkot from other places

Syalkot lies about 22 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 33 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 Syalkot
Tehsil headquarters Satpuli 6.6 km
District headquarters Garhwal 22 km
Nearest town Pauri 23 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 33 km

Villages closest to Syalkot

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 Syalkot

As per the Census of India 2011, Syalkot village had a population of 49. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 132 residents.

Syalkot village has 25 males and 24 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Syalkot has about 960 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 1227.

The pincode recorded for Syalkot is 246131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Syalkot covers 70.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Syalkot falls under Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Syalkot is Kotdwara, about 33 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Syalkot.

Syalkot is about 22 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Syalkot is in Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district. Satpuli is about 6.6 km away. Garhwal is about 22 km away. Pauri is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gadoli Malli (under 2 km), Gadoli Talli (under 2 km) and Punderi (under 2 km).

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

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