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About Nakote Village

Nakote is a small village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 451, made up of 215 males and 236 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,098 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nakote Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nakote village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Gangolihat
Pincode 262522
Area (hectares) 18.75 hectares
Population 451
Male Population 215
Female Population 236
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,098
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nakote compares

By the 2011 count Nakote is the 39th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 18.75 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1159.

Getting to Nakote

Nakote is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Nakote as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Nakote from other places

Nakote lies about 26 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 63 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 Nakote
Tehsil headquarters Gangolihat 7.8 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 26 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 26 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 63 km

Villages closest to Nakote

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nakote village had a population of 451. That makes it the 39th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Nakote village has 215 males and 236 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nakote has about 1098 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1159.

The pincode recorded for Nakote is 262522. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nakote covers 18.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nakote falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Nakote is Kathgodam, about 63 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Nakote.

Nakote is about 26 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nakote is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Gangolihat is about 7.8 km away. Pithoragarh is about 26 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bajyura (under 2 km), Bhainsat (under 2 km) and Matoli (under 2 km).

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

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