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About Bigrakot Village

Bigrakot is a small village in Pati tehsil, in the district of Champawat, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 393, made up of 199 males and 194 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 325.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262580, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bigrakot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bigrakot village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Champawat
Tehsil Pati
Pincode 262580
Area (hectares) 325.55 hectares
Population 393
Male Population 199
Female Population 194
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
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 Bigrakot compares

By the 2011 count Bigrakot is the 45th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 323 residents. Its 325.55 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Bigrakot

Bigrakot is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bigrakot 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 Bigrakot from other places

Bigrakot lies about 23 km from Champawat, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 31 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 Bigrakot
Tehsil headquarters Pati 9.7 km
District headquarters Champawat 23 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 31 km
Nearest town Almora 32 km

Villages closest to Bigrakot

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pati 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 Bigrakot

As per the Census of India 2011, Bigrakot village had a population of 393. That makes it the 45th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 323 residents.

Bigrakot village has 199 males and 194 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bigrakot has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Bigrakot is 262580. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bigrakot covers 325.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bigrakot falls under Pati tehsil of Champawat district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bigrakot is Kathgodam, about 31 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 Bigrakot.

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

Bigrakot is in Pati tehsil of Champawat district. Pati is about 9.7 km away. Champawat is about 23 km away. Kathgodam is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghigharukot (under 2 km), Nayalkot (under 2 km) and Patharkot (under 2 km).

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

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