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About Dankot Village

Dankot is a small village in Jakholi tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 451, made up of 244 males and 207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 848 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246421, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dankot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dankot village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Jakholi
Pincode 246421
Area (hectares) 117.89 hectares
Population 451
Male Population 244
Female Population 207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 848
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dankot compares

By the 2011 count Dankot is the 53rd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 464 residents. Its 117.89 hectares work out to about 3.8 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 1247.

Getting to Dankot

Dankot is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dankot as Available within 10+ 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 Dankot from other places

Dankot lies about 84 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 37 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 Dankot
Tehsil headquarters Jakholi 2.2 km
Nearest town Naini Tāl 26 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 37 km
District headquarters Rudraprayag 84 km

Villages closest to Dankot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dankot village had a population of 451. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 464 residents.

Dankot village has 244 males and 207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dankot has about 848 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1247.

The pincode recorded for Dankot is 246421. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dankot covers 117.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dankot falls under Jakholi tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dankot is Ramnagar, about 37 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 <5 km distance for Dankot.

Dankot is about 84 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dankot is in Jakholi tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Jakholi is about 2.2 km away. Naini Tāl is about 26 km away. Ramnagar is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kot (under 2 km), Kothiyara (under 2 km) and Srikot (under 2 km).

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

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