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About Palkot Village

Palkot is a small village in Jakhnidhar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 133, made up of 55 males and 78 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,418 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palkot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palkot village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Jakhnidhar
Pincode 249121
Area (hectares) 21.92 hectares
Population 133
Male Population 55
Female Population 78
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,418
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palkot compares

By the 2011 count Palkot is the 75th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 243 residents. Its 21.92 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1266.

Getting to Palkot

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

Palkot lies about 11 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 36 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 Palkot
Tehsil headquarters Jakhnidhar 5.3 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 11 km
Nearest town Tehri 11 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 36 km

Villages closest to Palkot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palkot village had a population of 133. That makes it the 75th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 243 residents.

Palkot village has 55 males and 78 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palkot has about 1418 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1266.

The pincode recorded for Palkot is 249121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palkot covers 21.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Palkot falls under Jakhnidhar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Palkot is Rishikesh, about 36 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 <5 km distance for Palkot.

Palkot is about 11 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palkot is in Jakhnidhar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Jakhnidhar is about 5.3 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 11 km away. Tehri is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baunstha (under 2 km), Jhelam (under 2 km) and Garakot (under 2 km).

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

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