About Barakot Village

Barakot is a mid sized village in Lohaghat tehsil, in the district of Champawat, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,122, made up of 528 males and 594 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,125 females per 1000 males. The village covers 519.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262527, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barakot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barakot village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Champawat
Tehsil	Lohaghat
Pincode	262527
Area (hectares)	519.71 hectares
Population	1,122
Male Population	528
Female Population	594
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,125
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barakot compares

By the 2011 count Barakot is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 298 residents. Its 519.71 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1057.

Getting to Barakot

Barakot is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barakot as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Barakot from other places

Barakot lies about 14 km from Champawat, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 44 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 Barakot
Tehsil headquarters	Lohaghat	7.1 km
District headquarters	Champawat	14 km
Nearest town	Pithorāgarh	19 km
Nearest railway station	Tanakpur	44 km

Villages closest to Barakot

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

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Common questions about Barakot

As per the Census of India 2011, Barakot village had a population of 1,122. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 298 residents.

Barakot village has 528 males and 594 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barakot has about 1125 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1057.

The pincode recorded for Barakot is 262527. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barakot covers 519.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barakot falls under Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Barakot is Tanakpur, about 44 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 village for Barakot.

Barakot is about 14 km from Champawat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barakot is in Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district. Lohaghat is about 7.1 km away. Champawat is about 14 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.