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September 2026
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Schools in Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh to remain shut tomorrow amid heavy rainfall
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- LGD code
- 49485
- Pincode
- 262543
- Post office
- Askote
- Population
- 469
- Households
- 110
- Literacy rate
- 68%
- Sex ratio
- 1057 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 215
Census 2011 · in context
How Soonakot compares
By population, Soonakot ranks #18 of 195 villages in Didihat mandal.
Literacy rate
%
68.0%
−3.9% vs mandal average
Soonakot68.0%
Didihat mandal71.9%
Pithoragarh district71.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,057
+58 vs mandal average
Soonakot1,057
Didihat mandal999
Household size
people per home
4.3
+0.1 vs mandal average
Soonakot4.3
Didihat mandal4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Soonakot at a glance
Soonakot is a village of 469 people in 110 households (Census 2011) in Didihat tehsil, Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand, the 18th-largest of 195 villages in Didihat tehsil. Literacy is 68%, 4 points below the tehsil average of 72% and the sex ratio is 1,057 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 262543, served by Askote post office; the LGD village code is 49485. The village votes in Bageshwar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chandan Ram Dass. The population is estimated at 553 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Key facts — Soonakot
- LGD code
- 49485
- Pincode
- 262543
- Post office
- Askote
- Population (Census 2011)
- 469
- Population (projected 2026)
- 553
- Households
- 110
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1057
- Literacy rate
- 68.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Almora
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bageshwar
- Member of Parliament
- Ajay Tamta
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Chandan Ram Dass
- Block / Mandal
- Didihat
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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