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Sarka

सर्का
Ranikhet mandal
Pincode 263645
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LGD code
52560
Pincode
263645
Post office
Ranikhet Kutchery
Population
220
Households
43
Literacy rate
79.5%
Sex ratio
833 ♀/1000♂
Workers
172
Distance to district centre
20 km
Distance to mandal centre
16 km
Distance to Dehradun
167 km
Distance to Delhi
250 km
Nearest railway station
Kathgodam · 34 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Govardhan Tiwari Rajkiya Base Hospital Almora · 10 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Sarka compares

By population, Sarka ranks #122 of 307 villages in Ranikhet mandal.

Literacy rate
%
79.5%
+6.9% vs mandal average
Sarka
79.5%
Ranikhet mandal
72.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
833
−288 vs mandal average
Sarka
833
Ranikhet mandal
1,121
Household size
people per home
5.1
+0.5 vs mandal average
Sarka
5.1
Ranikhet mandal
4.6

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

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Sarka at a glance

Sarka is a village of 220 people in 43 households (Census 2011) in Ranikhet tehsil, Almora district, Uttarakhand, the 122nd-largest of 307 villages in Ranikhet tehsil. Literacy is 80%, 7 points above the tehsil average of 73% and the sex ratio is 833 women per 1,000 men. It lies 20 km from the Almora district centre, 19 km from Kafara, the nearest town, 34 km from Kathgodam railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 263645, served by Ranikhet Kutchery post office; the LGD village code is 52560. The nearest hospital or health centre is Govardhan Tiwari Rajkiya Base Hospital Almora, 10 km away. The village votes in Ranikhet assembly constituency, represented by MLA Pramod Nainwal. The population is estimated at 259 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Key facts — Sarka

LGD code
52560
Pincode
263645
Post office
Ranikhet Kutchery
Population (Census 2011)
220
Population (projected 2026)
259
Households
43
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
833
Literacy rate
79.5%
Coordinates
29.57396°N, 79.53849°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 Sarka

Mandal centre
Ranikhet · ≈ 16 km
≈ 33 min by car · 40 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Almora · ≈ 20 km
≈ 42 min by car · 49 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,387 people
Kafara · ≈ 19 km
≈ 39 min by car · 46 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun167 kmcapital
  • Delhi250 km
  • Kolkata1175 km
  • Mumbai1348 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKathgodam34 km
  • Bus stopBus Stand12 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovardhan Tiwari Rajkiya Base Hospital Almora10 km
  • ATM / bankBank of Baroda23 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil12 km
  • CollegeKumaun University (Admin Block)22 km
  • Police stationMallital Police Station22 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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