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Revenue village·Kapkot tehsil·Bageshwar

Pothing

Kapkot mandal
Pincode 263632
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LGD code
50584
Pincode
263632
Post office
Kapkote
Population
2,148
Households
453
Literacy rate
63.2%
Sex ratio
1142 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,175
Distance to district centre
17 km
Distance to mandal centre
1 km
Distance to Dehradun
149 km
Distance to Delhi
279 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Berkandai Tharali Hospital · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Pothing compares

By population, Pothing ranks #3 of 120 villages in Kapkot mandal.

Literacy rate
%
63.2%
−1.2% vs mandal average
Pothing
63.2%
Kapkot mandal
64.4%
Bageshwar district
69.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,142
+69 vs mandal average
Pothing
1,142
Kapkot mandal
1,073
Household size
people per home
4.7
Same as the mandal average
Pothing
4.7
Kapkot mandal
4.7

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

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Pothing at a glance

Pothing is a village of 2,148 people in 453 households (Census 2011) in Kapkot tehsil, Bageshwar district, Uttarakhand, the 3rd-largest of 120 villages in Kapkot tehsil. Literacy is 63%, 1 points below the tehsil average of 64% and the sex ratio is 1,142 women per 1,000 men. It lies 17 km from the Bageshwar district centre, 28 km from Sirauli, the nearest town (straight-line distances). The pincode is 263632, served by Kapkote post office; the LGD village code is 50584. The nearest hospital or health centre is Berkandai Tharali Hospital, 5 km away. The village votes in Tharali assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bhupal Ram Tamta. The population is estimated at 2,532 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Pothing

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Pothing · this village2,14863%
Gothinda · Pauri11471%0 km N
Gogina · Shama89666%0 km N
Gothinda · Tharali12879%0 km N
Dungri · Tharali63064%1.7 km S
Dulam · Kapkot57768%2 km N
Fulai · Kapkot11966%2 km N

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Key facts — Pothing

LGD code
50584
Pincode
263632
Post office
Kapkote
Population (Census 2011)
2,148
Population (projected 2026)
2,532
Households
453
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1142
Literacy rate
63.2%
Coordinates
30.06811°N, 79.55576°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Garhwal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Tharali
Member of Parliament
Anil Baluni
Member of Legislative Assembly
Bhupal Ram Tamta
Block / Mandal
Kapkot
Getting there

How to reach Pothing

Mandal centre
Kapkot · ≈ 1.2 km
≈ 2 min by car · 3 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Bageshwar · ≈ 17 km
≈ 34 min by car · 41 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 18,600 people
Sirauli · ≈ 28 km
≈ 58 min by car · 1 h 9 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun149 kmcapital
  • Delhi279 km
  • Kolkata1210 km
  • Mumbai1396 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Hospital / PHCBerkandai Tharali Hospital5 km
  • ATM / bankUttarakhand Gramin Bank20 km
  • CollegeGovt Post Graduate College33 km
  • Police stationMilitary border52 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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