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About Shrikot Village

Shrikot is a mid sized village in Chiniyalisaur tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 615, made up of 301 males and 314 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shrikot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shrikot village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Chiniyalisaur
Pincode 249152
Area (hectares) 187.43 hectares
Population 615
Male Population 301
Female Population 314
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within village
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 22nd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 489 residents. Its 187.43 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Shrikot

Shrikot is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shrikot as Available within village. 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 18 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 44 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
Tehsil headquarters Chiniyalisaur 18 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 18 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 29 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 44 km

Villages closest to Shrikot

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chiniyalisaur 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 615. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 489 residents.

Shrikot village has 301 males and 314 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shrikot has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Shrikot is 249152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shrikot covers 187.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shrikot falls under Chiniyalisaur tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Shrikot is Dehradun, about 44 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 <5 km distance for Shrikot.

Shrikot is about 18 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shrikot is in Chiniyalisaur tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Chiniyalisaur is about 18 km away. Uttarkashi is about 18 km away. Mussoorie is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Morgi (2.2 km), Indra Gaon (2.8 km) and Tarakot (3.0 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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