About Sunkot Village

Sunkot is a mid sized village in Dhari tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 626, made up of 309 males and 317 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sunkot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sunkot village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Nainital
Tehsil	Dhari
Pincode	263132
Area (hectares)	247.62 hectares
Population	626
Male Population	309
Female Population	317
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,026
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 Sunkot compares

By the 2011 count Sunkot is the 46th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 511 residents. Its 247.62 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 1013.

Getting to Sunkot

Sunkot is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sunkot 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 Sunkot from other places

Sunkot lies about 133 km from Nainital, 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 Sunkot
Nearest town	Tehri	16 km
Nearest railway station	Rishikesh	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhari	34 km
District headquarters	Nainital	133 km

Villages closest to Sunkot

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

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Common questions about Sunkot

As per the Census of India 2011, Sunkot village had a population of 626. That makes it the 46th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 511 residents.

Sunkot village has 309 males and 317 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sunkot has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Sunkot is 263132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sunkot covers 247.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sunkot falls under Dhari tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sunkot 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sunkot.

Sunkot is about 133 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sunkot is in Dhari tehsil of Nainital district. Tehri is about 16 km away. Rishikesh is about 24 km away. Dhari is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.