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About Uchhakot Village

Uchhakot is a small village in Satpuli tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 145, made up of 59 males and 86 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,458 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uchhakot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uchhakot village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Satpuli
Pincode 246131
Area (hectares) 161.13 hectares
Population 145
Male Population 59
Female Population 86
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,458
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Uchhakot compares

By the 2011 count Uchhakot is the 69th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 132 residents. Its 161.13 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1227.

Getting to Uchhakot

Uchhakot is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Uchhakot as Available within 10+ 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 Uchhakot from other places

Uchhakot lies about 31 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 17 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 Uchhakot
Nearest town Rishīkesh 17 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Satpuli 29 km
District headquarters Garhwal 31 km

Villages closest to Uchhakot

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 Uchhakot

As per the Census of India 2011, Uchhakot village had a population of 145. That makes it the 69th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 132 residents.

Uchhakot village has 59 males and 86 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uchhakot has about 1458 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1227.

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

Uchhakot covers 161.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Uchhakot falls under Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Uchhakot is Rishikesh, about 17 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 <5 km distance for Uchhakot.

Uchhakot is about 31 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uchhakot is in Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district. Rishīkesh is about 17 km away. Rishikesh is about 17 km away. Satpuli is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Godi (6.1 km), Bareth (7.5 km) and Silri (11 km).

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

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