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About Kanakot Village

Kanakot is a small village in THALISAIN tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 381, made up of 164 males and 217 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,323 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanakot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanakot village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil THALISAIN
Pincode 246123
Area (hectares) 59.98 hectares
Population 381
Male Population 164
Female Population 217
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,323
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 Kanakot compares

By the 2011 count Kanakot is the 69th largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 59.98 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1285.

Getting to Kanakot

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

Kanakot lies about 57 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 43 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 Kanakot
Tehsil headquarters THALISAIN 32 km
Nearest town Rāmnagar 43 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 43 km
District headquarters Garhwal 57 km

Villages closest to Kanakot

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 Kanakot

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanakot village had a population of 381. That makes it the 69th largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Kanakot village has 164 males and 217 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanakot has about 1323 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1285.

The pincode recorded for Kanakot is 246123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanakot covers 59.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanakot falls under THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kanakot is Ramnagar, about 43 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 Kanakot.

Kanakot is about 57 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanakot is in THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district. THALISAIN is about 32 km away. Rāmnagar is about 43 km away. Ramnagar is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banari (4.0 km), Madhi Gaon (9.7 km) and Sili Malli (9.8 km).

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

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