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About Nakot Village

Nakot is a small village in Dhanaulti tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 201, made up of 100 males and 101 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249186, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nakot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nakot village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Dhanaulti
Pincode 249186
Area (hectares) 94.56 hectares
Population 201
Male Population 100
Female Population 101
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nakot compares

By the 2011 count Nakot is the 137th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 94.56 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Nakot

Nakot is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nakot as Available within <5 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 Nakot from other places

Nakot lies about 12 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 28 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 Nakot
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 12 km
Nearest town Tehri 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhanaulti 13 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 28 km

Villages closest to Nakot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nakot village had a population of 201. That makes it the 137th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Nakot village has 100 males and 101 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nakot has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Nakot is 249186. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nakot covers 94.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nakot falls under Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Nakot is Harrawala, about 28 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 10+ km distance for Nakot.

Nakot is about 12 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nakot is in Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Tehri Garhwal is about 12 km away. Tehri is about 12 km away. Dhanaulti is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parogi (under 2 km), Banogi (1.7 km) and Pali (3.9 km).

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

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