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About Barikhet Village

Barikhet is a small village in Garud tehsil, in the district of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 81, made up of 41 males and 40 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263641, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barikhet Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barikhet village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Bageshwar
Tehsil Garud
Pincode 263641
Area (hectares) 25.18 hectares
Population 81
Male Population 41
Female Population 40
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barikhet compares

By the 2011 count Barikhet is the 164th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 367 residents. Its 25.18 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1174.

Getting to Barikhet

Barikhet is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barikhet as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barikhet from other places

Barikhet lies about 15 km from Bageshwar, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 69 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Barikhet
Tehsil headquarters Garud 15 km
District headquarters Bageshwar 15 km
Nearest town Almora 32 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 69 km

Villages closest to Barikhet

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Garud tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Barikhet

As per the Census of India 2011, Barikhet village had a population of 81. That makes it the 164th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 367 residents.

Barikhet village has 41 males and 40 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barikhet has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1174.

The pincode recorded for Barikhet is 263641. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barikhet covers 25.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barikhet falls under Garud tehsil of Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Barikhet is Kathgodam, about 69 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barikhet.

Barikhet is about 15 km from Bageshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barikhet is in Garud tehsil of Bageshwar district. Garud is about 15 km away. Bageshwar is about 15 km away. Almora is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maharpale (under 2 km), Baneshwar (under 2 km) and Lohari Malli (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Barikhet today is likely to be higher.

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