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About Bilkota Or Bilota Village

Bilkota Or Bilota is a small village in Dhoomakot tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 37, made up of 20 males and 17 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 850 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bilkota Or Bilota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bilkota Or Bilota village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Dhoomakot
Pincode 246161
Area (hectares) 39.94 hectares
Population 37
Male Population 20
Female Population 17
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 850
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 Bilkota Or Bilota compares

By the 2011 count Bilkota Or Bilota is the 270th largest of the 329 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 119 residents. Its 39.94 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1280.

Getting to Bilkota Or Bilota

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

Bilkota Or Bilota lies about 6.2 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 17 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 Bilkota Or Bilota
Tehsil headquarters Dhoomakot 6.2 km
District headquarters Garhwal 6.2 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 17 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 17 km

Villages closest to Bilkota Or Bilota

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 Bilkota Or Bilota

As per the Census of India 2011, Bilkota Or Bilota village had a population of 37. That makes it the 270th largest of the 329 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 119 residents.

Bilkota Or Bilota village has 20 males and 17 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bilkota Or Bilota has about 850 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1280.

The pincode recorded for Bilkota Or Bilota is 246161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bilkota Or Bilota covers 39.94 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.

Bilkota Or Bilota falls under Dhoomakot tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bilkota Or Bilota is Kotdwara, about 17 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 Bilkota Or Bilota.

Bilkota Or Bilota is about 6.2 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bilkota Or Bilota is in Dhoomakot tehsil of Garhwal district. Dhoomakot is about 6.2 km away. Garhwal is about 6.2 km away. Kotdwāra is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kota (under 2 km), Kotapinjoli (under 2 km) and Dangal Gaon (under 2 km).

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

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