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About Srikot Village

Srikot is a large village in Ghansali tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,088, made up of 1,009 males and 1,079 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Srikot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Srikot village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Ghansali
Pincode 249155
Area (hectares) 71.9 hectares
Population 2,088
Male Population 1,009
Female Population 1,079
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,069
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 among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 420 residents. Its 71.9 hectares work out to about 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1240.

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 48 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 47 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
Nearest town Pauri 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghansali 29 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 47 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 48 km

Villages closest to Srikot

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghansali 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 2,088. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 420 residents.

Srikot village has 1,009 males and 1,079 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Srikot has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1240.

The pincode recorded for Srikot is 249155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Srikot covers 71.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Srikot falls under Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Srikot is Kotdwara, about 47 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 48 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Srikot is in Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Pauri is about 9.6 km away. Ghansali is about 29 km away. Kotdwara is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaspur (1.9 km), Gadar Siluri (3.0 km) and Sagadiya (3.0 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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