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About Uchakot Village

Uchakot is a small village in Yamkeshwar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 199, made up of 94 males and 105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,117 females per 1000 males. The village covers 288.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uchakot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uchakot village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Yamkeshwar
Pincode 246121
Area (hectares) 288.1 hectares
Population 199
Male Population 94
Female Population 105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,117
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 Uchakot compares

By the 2011 count Uchakot is the 64th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 171 residents. Its 288.1 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 1206.

Getting to Uchakot

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

Uchakot lies about 51 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 24 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 Uchakot
Nearest town Tehri 16 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Yamkeshwar 31 km
District headquarters Garhwal 51 km

Villages closest to Uchakot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Uchakot village had a population of 199. That makes it the 64th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 171 residents.

Uchakot village has 94 males and 105 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uchakot has about 1117 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1206.

The pincode recorded for Uchakot is 246121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uchakot covers 288.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Uchakot falls under Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Uchakot is Rishikesh, about 24 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 Uchakot.

Uchakot is about 51 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uchakot is in Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district. Tehri is about 16 km away. Rishikesh is about 24 km away. Yamkeshwar is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chamkot (under 2 km), Fandakot Talla (under 2 km) and Shrikot (under 2 km).

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

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