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About Srikot Village

Srikot is a small village in Jakholi tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 166, made up of 79 males and 87 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,101 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246475, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Srikot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Srikot village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Jakholi
Pincode 246475
Area (hectares) 63.82 hectares
Population 166
Male Population 79
Female Population 87
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,101
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Srikot compares

By the 2011 count Srikot is the 110th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 464 residents. Its 63.82 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1247.

Getting to Srikot

Srikot is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Srikot as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Srikot from other places

Srikot 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 Srikot
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 Srikot

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 Srikot

As per the Census of India 2011, Srikot village had a population of 166. That makes it the 110th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 464 residents.

Srikot village has 79 males and 87 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Srikot has about 1101 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 Srikot is 246475. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Srikot covers 63.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Srikot falls under Jakholi tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Srikot 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Srikot.

Srikot 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.

Srikot 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 Dankot (under 2 km), Kot (under 2 km) and Kothiyara (under 2 km).

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

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