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About Shreekot Village

Shreekot is a small village in Puraula tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 342, made up of 165 males and 177 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249185, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shreekot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shreekot village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Puraula
Pincode 249185
Area (hectares) 43.68 hectares
Population 342
Male Population 165
Female Population 177
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,073
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 Shreekot compares

By the 2011 count Shreekot is the 30th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 43.68 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Shreekot

Shreekot is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shreekot 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 Shreekot from other places

Shreekot lies about 18 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 43 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 Shreekot
Tehsil headquarters Puraula 18 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 18 km
Nearest town Tehri 26 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 43 km

Villages closest to Shreekot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shreekot village had a population of 342. That makes it the 30th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Shreekot village has 165 males and 177 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shreekot has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Shreekot is 249185. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shreekot covers 43.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shreekot falls under Puraula tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Shreekot is Dehradun, about 43 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 Shreekot.

Shreekot 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.

Shreekot is in Puraula tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Puraula is about 18 km away. Uttarkashi is about 18 km away. Tehri is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lamkoti (under 2 km), Chhara (7.0 km) and Naladi (7.3 km).

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

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