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About Arkhet Village

Arkhet is a small village in Munsiari tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 326, made up of 150 males and 176 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,173 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262554, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arkhet Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arkhet village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Munsiari
Pincode 262554
Area (hectares) 127 hectares
Population 326
Male Population 150
Female Population 176
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,173
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 Arkhet compares

By the 2011 count Arkhet is the 40th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 213 residents. Its 127 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1054.

Getting to Arkhet

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

Arkhet lies about 20 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 78 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 Arkhet
Tehsil headquarters Munsiari 20 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 20 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 20 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 78 km

Villages closest to Arkhet

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arkhet village had a population of 326. That makes it the 40th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 213 residents.

Arkhet village has 150 males and 176 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arkhet has about 1173 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1054.

The pincode recorded for Arkhet is 262554. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arkhet covers 127 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arkhet falls under Munsiari tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Arkhet is Tanakpur, about 78 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 Arkhet.

Arkhet is about 20 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

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

The closest recorded villages are Sera (under 2 km), Sera Surai Dhar (under 2 km) and Pharwakot (1.7 km).

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

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