Gankot, Pithoragarh

Gankot is a village located in the Pithoragarh Tehsil of Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand. The village falls in Pithoragarh block and comes under Garkot Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Almora parliament constituency and Pithoragarh assembly constituency.

As on November 2024, the current population of Gankot is 606 out of which 311 are males and rest 295 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 949 females per 1000 males. There are around 76 teenagers in Gankot. It has literacy rate of 70% which means around 424 persons can read and write. Total 438 people belonging to scheduled caste and 16 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 116 households in Gankot, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 189. The pincode of Gankot is 262502 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Degree College SO Pithoragarh
• Bisharh Branch Post office
• Paun Branch Post office

Schools

Gankot has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Knugic Pithoragarh
• Narain Swami V Mandir
• Bhartiya V Mandir
• G.G.High School Bazeti
• Govt. Primary School Gankot

Hospitals

Gankot has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Bishar Sub-Center

Banks

Gankot has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Bank of India Hasanpur Katauli