Garakot, Jakhani Dhar, Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Garakot


The village Garakot is located in Jakhani Dhar Tahsil of Tehri Garhwal District in the State of Uttarakhand in India. It is governed by Garakot Gram Panchayat. It comes under Jakhnidhar Community Development Block. The nearest town is Tehri, which is about 63 kilometers away from Garakot.

Travel and Communication for Garakot


The village is connected by public bus services. Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Garakot,
Tehri Garhwal,
Uttarakhand, India
PIN - 249121

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Garakot


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Garakot is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Garakot is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Garakot


As per available data from the year 2009, 538 persons live in 151 house holds in the village Garakot. There are 314 female individuals and 224 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 58.36% and males constitute 41.64% of the total population.

There are 97 scheduled castes persons of which 53 are females and 44 are males. Females constitute 54.64% and males constitute 45.36% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 18.03% of the total population.

Population density of Garakot is 245.15 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Garakot


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Total area of Garakot is 219.46 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 130.13 ha. About 122.1 ha is un-irrigated area. About 8.03 ha is irrigated area. About 8.03 ha is irrigated by canal water.

About 13.14 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 0.21 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 75.98 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Garakot


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Ghansali, which is more than 10 kms away from Garakot.

There is a government primary school in the village Garakot.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Kapriyani Sain, which is 5-10 kms away from Garakot.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Kapriyani Sain, which is 5-10 kms away from Garakot.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Kapriyani Sain, which is 5-10 kms away from Garakot.

Colleges in Garakot


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in New Tehri, which is more than 10 kms away from Garakot.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Pauri, which is more than 10 kms away from Garakot.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Srinagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Garakot.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Dehradun, which is more than 10 kms away from Garakot.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Srinagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Garakot.

Other Educational Facilities in Garakot


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Anjani Sain, which is 5-10 kms away from Garakot.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in New Tehri, which is more than 10 kms away from Garakot.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Dehradun, which is more than 10 kms away from Garakot.

Healthcare Facilities in Garakot


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Garakot.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Garakot.

There is a primary health sub-centre with 0 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Garakot.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Garakot.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Garakot.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Garakot.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Garakot.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Garakot.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Garakot.

There is a mobile health centre 5-10 kms away from Garakot.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Garakot.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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