About Madkot Village

Madkot is a mid sized village in Munsiari tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,330, made up of 688 males and 642 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262555, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Madkot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Madkot village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Pithoragarh
Tehsil	Munsiari
Pincode	262555
Area (hectares)	171.11 hectares
Population	1,330
Male Population	688
Female Population	642
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	933
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 Madkot compares

By the 2011 count Madkot is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 213 residents. Its 171.11 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1054.

Getting to Madkot

Madkot is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Madkot 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 Madkot from other places

Madkot 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 Madkot
Tehsil headquarters	Munsiari	26 km
District headquarters	Pithoragarh	26 km
Nearest town	Pithorāgarh	26 km
Nearest railway station	Kathgodam	63 km

Villages closest to Madkot

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.

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Common questions about Madkot

As per the Census of India 2011, Madkot village had a population of 1,330. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 213 residents.

Madkot village has 688 males and 642 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Madkot has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1054.

The pincode recorded for Madkot is 262555. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Madkot covers 171.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Madkot falls under Munsiari tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Madkot 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 Madkot.

Madkot 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.

Madkot is in Munsiari tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Munsiari is about 26 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.