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About Ankot Village

Ankot is a small village in Didihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 74, made up of 32 males and 42 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,312 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ankot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ankot village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Didihat
Pincode 262551
Area (hectares) 126.73 hectares
Population 74
Male Population 32
Female Population 42
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,312
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 Ankot compares

By the 2011 count Ankot is the 259th largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 207 residents. Its 126.73 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 Ankot

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

Ankot lies about 23 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 81 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 Ankot
Tehsil headquarters Didihat 20 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 23 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 23 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 81 km

Villages closest to Ankot

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 Ankot

As per the Census of India 2011, Ankot village had a population of 74. That makes it the 259th largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 207 residents.

Ankot village has 32 males and 42 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ankot has about 1312 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1103.

The pincode recorded for Ankot is 262551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ankot covers 126.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ankot falls under Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Ankot is Tanakpur, about 81 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 Ankot.

Ankot is about 23 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ankot is in Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Didihat is about 20 km away. Pithoragarh is about 23 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lohargaon (under 2 km), Okhar Gaon (under 2 km) and Chaugarkhya Balgari (under 2 km).

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

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