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About Chan Kot Village

Chan Kot is a small village in Didihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 42, made up of 19 males and 23 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,211 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262552, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chan Kot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chan Kot village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Didihat
Pincode 262552
Area (hectares) 28.46 hectares
Population 42
Male Population 19
Female Population 23
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,211
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 Chan Kot compares

By the 2011 count Chan Kot is the 300th largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 207 residents. Its 28.46 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1103.

Getting to Chan Kot

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

Chan Kot lies about 29 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 86 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 Chan Kot
Tehsil headquarters Didihat 13 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 29 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 29 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 86 km

Villages closest to Chan Kot

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 Chan Kot

As per the Census of India 2011, Chan Kot village had a population of 42. That makes it the 300th largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 207 residents.

Chan Kot village has 19 males and 23 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chan Kot has about 1211 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1103.

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

Chan Kot covers 28.46 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.

Chan Kot falls under Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chan Kot is Tanakpur, about 86 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 Chan Kot.

Chan Kot is about 29 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chan Kot is in Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Didihat is about 13 km away. Pithoragarh is about 29 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karela (under 2 km), Topra Dhar (under 2 km) and Athkhet (under 2 km).

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

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