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About Paharkote Village

Paharkote is a small village in Betalghat tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 96, made up of 51 males and 45 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paharkote Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paharkote village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Betalghat
Pincode 263134
Area (hectares) 62.61 hectares
Population 96
Male Population 51
Female Population 45
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paharkote compares

By the 2011 count Paharkote is the 54th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 313 residents. Its 62.61 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1076.

Getting to Paharkote

Paharkote is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Paharkote as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Paharkote from other places

Paharkote lies about 25 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 37 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 Paharkote
Tehsil headquarters Betalghat 8.4 km
District headquarters Nainital 25 km
Nearest town Naini Tāl 25 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 37 km

Villages closest to Paharkote

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paharkote village had a population of 96. That makes it the 54th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 313 residents.

Paharkote village has 51 males and 45 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paharkote has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1076.

The pincode recorded for Paharkote is 263134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paharkote covers 62.61 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.

Paharkote falls under Betalghat tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Paharkote is Ramnagar, about 37 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Paharkote.

Paharkote is about 25 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paharkote is in Betalghat tehsil of Nainital district. Betalghat is about 8.4 km away. Nainital is about 25 km away. Naini Tāl is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thapla (2.2 km), Chuni Chak Adwari (3.9 km) and Digthari (4.6 km).

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

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