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About Nakot Village

Nakot is a small village in Tehri tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 237, made up of 106 males and 131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,236 females per 1000 males. The village covers 194.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249132, 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 Tehri
Pincode 249132
Area (hectares) 194.99 hectares
Population 237
Male Population 106
Female Population 131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,236
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 Nakot compares

By the 2011 count Nakot is the 135th largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 254 residents. Its 194.99 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 1154.

Getting to Nakot

Nakot is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nakot 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 Nakot from other places

Nakot lies about 6.6 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, 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 Nakot
Tehsil headquarters Tehri 6.6 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 6.6 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 34 km

Villages closest to Nakot

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 Nakot

As per the Census of India 2011, Nakot village had a population of 237. That makes it the 135th largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 254 residents.

Nakot village has 106 males and 131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nakot has about 1236 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1154.

The pincode recorded for Nakot is 249132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nakot covers 194.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Nakot is Harrawala, 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Nakot.

Nakot is about 6.6 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 Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Tehri is about 6.6 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 6.6 km away. Harrawala 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 Nakot Ka Lagga Kakara (under 2 km), Jaulangi (under 2 km) and Khori Chak Lagga Jaulangi (under 2 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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