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About Nakot Village

Nakot is a small village in Pratapnagar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 227, made up of 103 males and 124 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,204 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nakot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nakot village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Pratapnagar
Pincode 249165
Area (hectares) 84.22 hectares
Population 227
Male Population 103
Female Population 124
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,204
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nakot compares

By the 2011 count Nakot is the 110th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 504 residents. Its 84.22 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1142.

Getting to Nakot

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

Nakot lies about 8.2 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 39 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 Nakot
Tehsil headquarters Pratapnagar 4.0 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 8.2 km
Nearest town Tehri 8.2 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 39 km

Villages closest to Nakot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nakot village had a population of 227. That makes it the 110th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 504 residents.

Nakot village has 103 males and 124 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nakot has about 1204 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1142.

The pincode recorded for Nakot is 249165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nakot covers 84.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nakot falls under Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Nakot is Harrawala, about 39 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 - 10 km distance for Nakot.

Nakot is about 8.2 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nakot is in Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Pratapnagar is about 4.0 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 8.2 km away. Tehri is about 8.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chanthi (under 2 km), Okhala (under 2 km) and Gwar (1.5 km).

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

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