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About Hinkote Village

Hinkote is a mid sized village in Didihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 530, made up of 297 males and 233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 785 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262543, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hinkote Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hinkote village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Didihat
Pincode 262543
Area (hectares) 106.2 hectares
Population 530
Male Population 297
Female Population 233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 785
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hinkote compares

By the 2011 count Hinkote is the 22nd largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 207 residents. Its 106.2 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1103.

Getting to Hinkote

Hinkote is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hinkote as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Haniya R F, Harali, Harkhola and Hat Tharp. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Hinkote

As per the Census of India 2011, Hinkote village had a population of 530. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 207 residents.

Hinkote village has 297 males and 233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hinkote has about 785 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1103.

The pincode recorded for Hinkote is 262543. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hinkote covers 106.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hinkote falls under Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Hinkote notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Hinkote.

Hinkote is in Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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