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About Sainikhet Village

Sainikhet is a small village in Berinag tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 170, made up of 91 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262531, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sainikhet Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sainikhet village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Berinag
Pincode 262531
Area (hectares) 5.19 hectares
Population 170
Male Population 91
Female Population 79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
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 Sainikhet compares

By the 2011 count Sainikhet is the 98th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 183 residents. Its 5.19 hectares work out to about 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1140.

Getting to Sainikhet

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

Sainikhet lies about 36 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 82 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 Sainikhet
Tehsil headquarters Berinag 8.5 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 36 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 36 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 82 km

Villages closest to Sainikhet

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 Sainikhet

As per the Census of India 2011, Sainikhet village had a population of 170. That makes it the 98th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 183 residents.

Sainikhet village has 91 males and 79 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sainikhet has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1140.

The pincode recorded for Sainikhet is 262531. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sainikhet covers 5.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sainikhet falls under Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sainikhet is Kathgodam, about 82 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 Sainikhet.

Sainikhet is about 36 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sainikhet is in Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Berinag is about 8.5 km away. Pithoragarh is about 36 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gangora (under 2 km), Sangor (under 2 km) and Kuri (under 2 km).

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

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