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About Gadkot Village

Gadkot is a small village in THALISAIN tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 497, made up of 218 males and 279 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,280 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246275, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gadkot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadkot village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil THALISAIN
Pincode 246275
Area (hectares) 201.78 hectares
Population 497
Male Population 218
Female Population 279
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,280
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 Gadkot compares

By the 2011 count Gadkot is the 42nd 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 201.78 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1285.

Getting to Gadkot

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

Gadkot lies about 36 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 47 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 Gadkot
Nearest town Pauri 13 km
Tehsil headquarters THALISAIN 20 km
District headquarters Garhwal 36 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 47 km

Villages closest to Gadkot

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 Gadkot

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadkot village had a population of 497. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Gadkot village has 218 males and 279 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadkot has about 1280 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1285.

The pincode recorded for Gadkot is 246275. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gadkot covers 201.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gadkot falls under THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gadkot is Kotdwara, about 47 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 Gadkot.

Gadkot is about 36 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gadkot is in THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about 13 km away. THALISAIN is about 20 km away. Garhwal is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Frogad Or Faidyugad (under 2 km), Gadpasoul (under 2 km) and Jawadi Gad (under 2 km).

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

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