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About Bhitar Kot Village

Bhitar Kot is a small village in Garud tehsil, in the district of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 151, made up of 69 males and 82 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,188 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263641, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhitar Kot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhitar Kot village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Bageshwar
Tehsil Garud
Pincode 263641
Area (hectares) 51.75 hectares
Population 151
Male Population 69
Female Population 82
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,188
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhitar Kot compares

By the 2011 count Bhitar Kot is the 133rd largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 367 residents. Its 51.75 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1174.

Getting to Bhitar Kot

Bhitar Kot is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bhitar Kot as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Bhitar Kot from other places

Bhitar Kot lies about 23 km from Bageshwar, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 71 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 Bhitar Kot
Tehsil headquarters Garud 23 km
District headquarters Bageshwar 23 km
Nearest town Almora 36 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 71 km

Villages closest to Bhitar Kot

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 Bhitar Kot

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhitar Kot village had a population of 151. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 367 residents.

Bhitar Kot village has 69 males and 82 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhitar Kot has about 1188 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1174.

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

Bhitar Kot covers 51.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhitar Kot falls under Garud tehsil of Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhitar Kot is Ramnagar, about 71 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bhitar Kot.

Bhitar Kot is about 23 km from Bageshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhitar Kot is in Garud tehsil of Bageshwar district. Garud is about 23 km away. Bageshwar is about 23 km away. Almora is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harbagar (under 2 km), Gwalde (under 2 km) and Kohina (under 2 km).

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

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