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About Shri Kot Village

Shri Kot is a small village in Tehri tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 141, made up of 58 males and 83 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,431 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shri Kot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shri Kot village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Tehri
Pincode 249130
Area (hectares) 34.29 hectares
Population 141
Male Population 58
Female Population 83
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,431
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shri Kot compares

By the 2011 count Shri Kot is the 196th largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 254 residents. Its 34.29 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1154.

Getting to Shri Kot

Shri Kot is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shri Kot as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Shri Kot from other places

Shri Kot 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 Shri Kot
Tehsil headquarters Tehri 15 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 15 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 34 km

Villages closest to Shri Kot

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tehri 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 Shri Kot

As per the Census of India 2011, Shri Kot village had a population of 141. That makes it the 196th largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 254 residents.

Shri Kot village has 58 males and 83 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shri Kot has about 1431 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1154.

The pincode recorded for Shri Kot is 249130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shri Kot covers 34.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shri Kot falls under Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Shri Kot 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Shri Kot.

Shri Kot 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.

Shri Kot is in Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Tehri is about 15 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 15 km away. Rishikesh is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhar Gaon (2.5 km), Borgaon (2.5 km) and Sakalana Range (3.1 km).

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

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