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About Kahkot Village

Kahkot is a small village in Berinag tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 73, made up of 28 males and 45 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,607 females per 1000 males. The village covers 13.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262534, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kahkot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kahkot village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Berinag
Pincode 262534
Area (hectares) 13.15 hectares
Population 73
Male Population 28
Female Population 45
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,607
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 Kahkot compares

By the 2011 count Kahkot is the 166th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 183 residents. Its 13.15 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1140.

Getting to Kahkot

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

Kahkot lies about 50 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 83 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 Kahkot
Tehsil headquarters Berinag 23 km
Nearest town Almora 46 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 50 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 83 km

Villages closest to Kahkot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kahkot village had a population of 73. That makes it the 166th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 183 residents.

Kahkot village has 28 males and 45 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kahkot has about 1607 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1140.

The pincode recorded for Kahkot is 262534. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kahkot covers 13.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kahkot falls under Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kahkot is Kathgodam, about 83 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 Kahkot.

Kahkot is about 50 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kahkot is in Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Berinag is about 23 km away. Almora is about 46 km away. Pithoragarh is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Daunu (4.5 km), Mangarh (4.6 km) and Batla Gaon (6.7 km).

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

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