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About Banjkot Village

Banjkot is a mid sized village in THALISAIN tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 626, made up of 330 males and 296 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banjkot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banjkot village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil THALISAIN
Pincode 246130
Area (hectares) 158.46 hectares
Population 626
Male Population 330
Female Population 296
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
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 Banjkot compares

By the 2011 count Banjkot is the 25th largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 158.46 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1285.

Getting to Banjkot

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

Banjkot lies about 52 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 63 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 Banjkot
Tehsil headquarters THALISAIN 11 km
Nearest town Pauri 23 km
District headquarters Garhwal 52 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 63 km

Villages closest to Banjkot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banjkot village had a population of 626. That makes it the 25th largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Banjkot village has 330 males and 296 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banjkot has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1285.

The pincode recorded for Banjkot is 246130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banjkot covers 158.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banjkot falls under THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Banjkot is Kotdwara, about 63 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 Banjkot.

Banjkot is about 52 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banjkot is in THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district. THALISAIN is about 11 km away. Pauri is about 23 km away. Garhwal is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Markhola (under 2 km), Chyoli (under 2 km) and Pailar (under 2 km).

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

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