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About Shrikot Village

Shrikot is a small village in Narendranagar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 208, made up of 92 males and 116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,261 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249105, 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 Narendranagar
Pincode 249105
Area (hectares) 42.85 hectares
Population 208
Male Population 92
Female Population 116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,261
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 121st largest of the 244 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 289 residents. Its 42.85 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1109.

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
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 15 km
Nearest town Tehri 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Narendranagar 31 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 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 Shrikot

As per the Census of India 2011, Shrikot village had a population of 208. That makes it the 121st largest of the 244 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 289 residents.

Shrikot village has 92 males and 116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shrikot has about 1261 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1109.

The pincode recorded for Shrikot is 249105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shrikot covers 42.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shrikot falls under Narendranagar 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 Narendranagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Tehri Garhwal is about 15 km away. Tehri is about 15 km away. Narendranagar is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gaunsari (2.4 km), Digwali (3.5 km) and Palkot (4.3 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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