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About Katkot Village

Katkot is a small village in Narendranagar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 138, made up of 63 males and 75 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,190 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249175, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katkot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katkot village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Narendranagar
Pincode 249175
Area (hectares) 157.48 hectares
Population 138
Male Population 63
Female Population 75
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,190
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Katkot compares

By the 2011 count Katkot is the 160th largest of the 244 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 289 residents. Its 157.48 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 1109.

Getting to Katkot

Katkot is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Katkot as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Katkot from other places

Katkot lies about 21 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 15 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 Katkot
Tehsil headquarters Narendranagar 10 km
Nearest town Rishīkesh 15 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 15 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 21 km

Villages closest to Katkot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katkot village had a population of 138. That makes it the 160th largest of the 244 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 289 residents.

Katkot village has 63 males and 75 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katkot has about 1190 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1109.

The pincode recorded for Katkot is 249175. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katkot covers 157.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Katkot falls under Narendranagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Katkot is Rishikesh, about 15 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Katkot.

Katkot is about 21 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katkot is in Narendranagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Narendranagar is about 10 km away. Rishīkesh is about 15 km away. Rishikesh 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 Jangleth (under 2 km), Malas (1.5 km) and Tachhla (1.6 km).

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

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