About Sarkande Village

Sarkande is a small village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 26, made up of 13 males and 13 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 205.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarkande Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarkande village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Pithoragarh
Tehsil	Gangolihat
Pincode	262522
Area (hectares)	205.13 hectares
Population	26
Male Population	13
Female Population	13
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarkande compares

By the 2011 count Sarkande is the 275th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 205.13 hectares work out to about 0.1 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 1159.

Getting to Sarkande

Sarkande is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sarkande as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Sarkande from other places

Sarkande lies about 35 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 49 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 Sarkande
Nearest town	Almora	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gangolihat	19 km
District headquarters	Pithoragarh	35 km
Nearest railway station	Kathgodam	49 km

Villages closest to Sarkande

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.

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Common questions about Sarkande

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarkande village had a population of 26. That makes it the 275th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Sarkande village has 13 males and 13 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarkande has about 1000 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 Sarkande is 262522. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarkande covers 205.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sarkande falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sarkande is Kathgodam, about 49 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sarkande.

Sarkande is about 35 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarkande is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Almora is about 19 km away. Gangolihat is about 19 km away. Pithoragarh is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.