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About Bakroti Village

Bakroti is a small village in Dhoomakot tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 151, made up of 76 males and 75 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246279, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakroti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakroti village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Dhoomakot
Pincode 246279
Area (hectares) 162.59 hectares
Population 151
Male Population 76
Female Population 75
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakroti compares

By the 2011 count Bakroti is the 99th largest of the 329 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 119 residents. Its 162.59 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 well below the tehsil average of 1280.

Getting to Bakroti

Bakroti is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bakroti as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Bakroti from other places

Bakroti lies about 23 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 34 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 Bakroti
Nearest town Pauri 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhoomakot 23 km
District headquarters Garhwal 23 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 34 km

Villages closest to Bakroti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakroti village had a population of 151. That makes it the 99th largest of the 329 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 119 residents.

Bakroti village has 76 males and 75 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakroti has about 987 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 1280.

The pincode recorded for Bakroti is 246279. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakroti covers 162.59 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.

Bakroti falls under Dhoomakot tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bakroti is Kotdwara, about 34 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bakroti.

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

Bakroti is in Dhoomakot tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about 19 km away. Dhoomakot is about 23 km away. Garhwal is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mandiyar Gaon (2.1 km), Chamsena (2.2 km) and Palasi (3.6 km).

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

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