Garkot, Jakhanikhal, Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India

Content updated on November 25, 2024.

Geographic Location of Garkot


The village Garkot is located in Jakhanikhal Tahsil of Pauri Garhwal District in the State of Uttarakhand in India. It is governed by Garkot Gram Panchayat. It comes under Dwarikhal Community Development Block. The nearest town is Lansdowne, which is about 75 kilometers away from Garkot.

Travel and Communication for Garkot


There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Garkot,
Pauri Garhwal,
Uttarakhand, India
PIN - 246144

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Garkot


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

A brief summary of available data for Garkot 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 Garkot


As per available data from the year 2009, 346 persons live in 103 house holds in the village Garkot. There are 187 female individuals and 159 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 54.05% and males constitute 45.95% of the total population.

There are 12 scheduled castes persons of which 5 are females and 7 are males. Females constitute 41.67% and males constitute 58.33% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 3.47% of the total population.

Population density of Garkot is 103.31 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Garkot


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Total area of Garkot is 334.92 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 55.95 ha. About 55.01 ha is un-irrigated area. About 0.94 ha is irrigated area. About 0.94 ha is irrigated by canal water.

About 40.75 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 80.75 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 20.2 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 15.88 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 30.1 ha is culturable waste land. About 36.15 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Garkot


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Gadkot, which is less than 5 kms away from Garkot.

There is a government primary school. Additionally, there is a private primary school in the village Garkot.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Gadkot, which is less than 5 kms away from Garkot.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Gadkot, which is less than 5 kms away from Garkot.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Gadkot, which is less than 5 kms away from Garkot.

Colleges in Garkot


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 Kotdwara, which is more than 10 kms away from Garkot.

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 Garkot.

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 Garkot.

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Garkot


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Dogadda, which is more than 10 kms away from Garkot.

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

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 Garkot.

Healthcare Facilities in Garkot


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

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Garkot.

There is a primary health sub-centre with 0 doctors and 2 paramedical staff in the village Garkot.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Garkot.

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

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Garkot.

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

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

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Garkot.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Garkot.

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

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

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