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About Athkhet Village

Athkhet is a small village in Didihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4, made up of 2 males and 2 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262552, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Athkhet Overview

Census 2011 figures for Athkhet village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Didihat
Pincode 262552
Area (hectares) 22.21 hectares
Population 4
Male Population 2
Female Population 2
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Athkhet compares

By the 2011 count Athkhet is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 207 residents. Its 22.21 hectares work out to about 0.2 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 1103.

Getting to Athkhet

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

Athkhet lies about 28 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 85 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 Athkhet
Tehsil headquarters Didihat 13 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 28 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 28 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 85 km

Villages closest to Athkhet

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Athkhet village had a population of 4. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 207 residents.

Athkhet village has 2 males and 2 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Athkhet has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1103.

The pincode recorded for Athkhet is 262552. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Athkhet covers 22.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Athkhet falls under Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Athkhet is Tanakpur, about 85 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 Athkhet.

Athkhet is about 28 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Athkhet is in Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Didihat is about 13 km away. Pithoragarh is about 28 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Topra Dhar (under 2 km), Chan Kot (under 2 km) and Talli Bhaisuri (under 2 km).

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

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