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Karkhet

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Ranikhet mandal
Pincode 263652
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LGD code
52304
Pincode
263652
Post office
Majkhali
Population
203
Households
51
Literacy rate
74.9%
Sex ratio
1137 ♀/1000♂
Workers
122
Distance to district centre
12 km
Distance to mandal centre
10 km
Distance to Dehradun
162 km
Distance to Delhi
253 km
Nearest railway station
Kathgodam · 43 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Govind Singh Nehra Government Hospital · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Karkhet compares

By population, Karkhet ranks #139 of 307 villages in Ranikhet mandal.

Literacy rate
%
74.9%
+2.3% vs mandal average
Karkhet
74.9%
Ranikhet mandal
72.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,137
+16 vs mandal average
Karkhet
1,137
Ranikhet mandal
1,121
Household size
people per home
4.0
−0.6 vs mandal average
Karkhet
4.0
Ranikhet mandal
4.6

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Karkhet at a glance

Karkhet is a village of 203 people in 51 households (Census 2011) in Ranikhet tehsil, Almora district, Uttarakhand, the 139th-largest of 307 villages in Ranikhet tehsil. Literacy is 75%, 2 points above the tehsil average of 73% and the sex ratio is 1,137 women per 1,000 men. It lies 12 km from the Almora district centre, 11 km from Kafara, the nearest town, 43 km from Kathgodam railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 263652, served by Majkhali post office; the LGD village code is 52304. The nearest hospital or health centre is Govind Singh Nehra Government Hospital, 8 km away. The village votes in Ranikhet assembly constituency, represented by MLA Pramod Nainwal. The population is estimated at 239 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Uroli

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Karkhet · this village20375%
Buklani · Ranikhet19569%2.4 km S
Dalmoti · Ranikhet18771%2.6 km SW
Myora · Ramgarh36771%3.7 km SE
Bangsar · Almora13075%3.6 km E
Sainj · Almora17682%4.3 km NW
Naikana · Almora04.3 km NW

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Key facts — Karkhet

LGD code
52304
Pincode
263652
Post office
Majkhali
Population (Census 2011)
203
Population (projected 2026)
239
Households
51
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1137
Literacy rate
74.9%
Coordinates
29.65209°N, 79.52355°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Almora
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Ranikhet
Member of Parliament
Ajay Tamta
Member of Legislative Assembly
Pramod Nainwal
Block / Mandal
Ranikhet
Getting there

How to reach Karkhet

Mandal centre
Ranikhet · ≈ 10 km
≈ 21 min by car · 25 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Almora · ≈ 12 km
≈ 25 min by car · 30 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,387 people
Kafara · ≈ 11 km
≈ 24 min by car · 28 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun162 kmcapital
  • Delhi253 km
  • Kolkata1182 km
  • Mumbai1354 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKathgodam43 km
  • Bus stopRanikhet Bus Depot8 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovind Singh Nehra Government Hospital8 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank of India Someswar branch16 km
  • Petrol pumpHindustan Petroleum3 km
  • CollegeKumaun University (Admin Block)30 km
  • Police stationMallital Police Station30 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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