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About Bairakh Village

Bairakh is a small village in Pati tehsil, in the district of Champawat, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 197, made up of 100 males and 97 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 220.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262580, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bairakh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bairakh village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Champawat
Tehsil Pati
Pincode 262580
Area (hectares) 220.77 hectares
Population 197
Male Population 100
Female Population 97
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
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 Bairakh compares

By the 2011 count Bairakh is the 77th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 323 residents. Its 220.77 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 Bairakh

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

Bairakh lies about 20 km from Champawat, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 36 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 Bairakh
Tehsil headquarters Pati 5.1 km
District headquarters Champawat 20 km
Nearest town Almora 31 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 36 km

Villages closest to Bairakh

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 Bairakh

As per the Census of India 2011, Bairakh village had a population of 197. That makes it the 77th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 323 residents.

Bairakh village has 100 males and 97 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bairakh has about 970 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 Bairakh is 262580. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bairakh covers 220.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bairakh falls under Pati tehsil of Champawat district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bairakh is Kathgodam, about 36 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 Bairakh.

Bairakh is about 20 km from Champawat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bairakh is in Pati tehsil of Champawat district. Pati is about 5.1 km away. Champawat is about 20 km away. Almora 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 Garsari (1.8 km), Kanwar (2.2 km) and Devidhura Range (2.4 km).

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

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