# Samkot Village, Munsiari, Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Munsiari, Pithoragarh 

# Samkot

Samkot is a village in Munsiari sub-district of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **1,092 people in 240 households**, the 6th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.2%.

- 1,092people (2011)
- 240households
- 68.8%literacy
- 1,162females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Samkot

Of every 100 households in Samkot in 2011, 1 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Samkot · ■ Munsiari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**52%

Tap water ****80%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**68%

Use banking services ****33%**

**92%

Television ****12%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****56%**

**40%

Own their home ****97%**

**89%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Samkot?

■ Samkot · ■ Munsiari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.8%**

**75.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1162**

**1033

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****882**

**884

Working population ****48.8%**

**50.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.2% for men and 55.4% for women. 45% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 457 (86%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 60 (11%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Munsiari

- Bunga1,566 people
- Madkot1,330 people
- Hokara1,121 people
- Nachani1,109 people
- Josha957 people
- Sarmoli848 people
- Kwiti792 people
- Walthi792 people

[All 231 villages in Munsiari](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/pithoragarh/munsiari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Samkot?1,092 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Samkot in?Pithoragarh district (Munsiari sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Samkot?68.8% (Census 2011)