Skip to main content

About Ulkhet Village

Ulkhet is a small village in Satpuli tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 217, made up of 103 males and 114 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,107 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246172, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ulkhet Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ulkhet village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Satpuli
Pincode 246172
Area (hectares) 147.89 hectares
Population 217
Male Population 103
Female Population 114
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,107
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 Ulkhet compares

By the 2011 count Ulkhet is the 32nd largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 132 residents. Its 147.89 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1227.

Getting to Ulkhet

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

Ulkhet lies about 11 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 21 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 Ulkhet
District headquarters Garhwal 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Satpuli 13 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 20 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 21 km

Villages closest to Ulkhet

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 Ulkhet

As per the Census of India 2011, Ulkhet village had a population of 217. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 132 residents.

Ulkhet village has 103 males and 114 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ulkhet has about 1107 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1227.

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

Ulkhet covers 147.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ulkhet falls under Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Ulkhet is Kotdwara, about 21 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 Ulkhet.

Ulkhet is about 11 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ulkhet is in Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district. Garhwal is about 11 km away. Satpuli is about 13 km away. Kotdwāra is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahar Gaon (under 2 km), Doba (2.6 km) and Bebadi (3.4 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.