About Dharkot Village

Dharkot is a mid sized village in Jakholi tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 741, made up of 343 males and 398 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,160 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharkot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharkot village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Rudraprayag
Tehsil	Jakholi
Pincode	246141
Area (hectares)	121.9 hectares
Population	741
Male Population	343
Female Population	398
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,160
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 Dharkot compares

By the 2011 count Dharkot is the 24th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 464 residents. Its 121.9 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1247.

Getting to Dharkot

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

Dharkot lies about 86 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 25 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 Dharkot
Tehsil headquarters	Jakholi	13 km
Nearest town	Naini Tāl	23 km
Nearest railway station	Ramnagar	25 km
District headquarters	Rudraprayag	86 km

Villages closest to Dharkot

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.

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Common questions about Dharkot

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharkot village had a population of 741. That makes it the 24th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 464 residents.

Dharkot village has 343 males and 398 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharkot has about 1160 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1247.

The pincode recorded for Dharkot is 246141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharkot covers 121.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dharkot falls under Jakholi tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dharkot is Ramnagar, about 25 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 Dharkot.

Dharkot is about 86 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharkot is in Jakholi tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Jakholi is about 13 km away. Naini Tāl is about 23 km away. Ramnagar is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.