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About Shrikot Village

Shrikot is a small village in Jakhnidhar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 179, made up of 63 males and 116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,841 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shrikot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shrikot village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Jakhnidhar
Pincode 249121
Area (hectares) 126.98 hectares
Population 179
Male Population 63
Female Population 116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,841
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 Shrikot compares

By the 2011 count Shrikot is the 58th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 243 residents. Its 126.98 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1266.

Getting to Shrikot

Shrikot is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shrikot 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 Shrikot from other places

Shrikot lies about 15 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 34 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 Shrikot
Tehsil headquarters Jakhnidhar 8.4 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 15 km
Nearest town Tehri 15 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 34 km

Villages closest to Shrikot

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 Shrikot

As per the Census of India 2011, Shrikot village had a population of 179. That makes it the 58th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 243 residents.

Shrikot village has 63 males and 116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shrikot has about 1841 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1266.

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

Shrikot covers 126.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Shrikot is Rishikesh, about 34 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 Shrikot.

Shrikot is about 15 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shrikot is in Jakhnidhar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Jakhnidhar is about 8.4 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 15 km away. Tehri is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paindula (under 2 km), Raud Dhar (1.6 km) and Kumrada (1.8 km).

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

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