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About Birkhet Village

Birkhet is a small village in Dhoomakot tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 160, made up of 77 males and 83 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,078 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246280, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birkhet Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birkhet village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Dhoomakot
Pincode 246280
Area (hectares) 83.21 hectares
Population 160
Male Population 77
Female Population 83
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,078
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 Birkhet compares

By the 2011 count Birkhet is the 88th largest of the 329 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 119 residents. Its 83.21 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1280.

Getting to Birkhet

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

Birkhet lies about 19 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 29 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 Birkhet
Tehsil headquarters Dhoomakot 19 km
District headquarters Garhwal 19 km
Nearest town Pauri 23 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 29 km

Villages closest to Birkhet

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 Birkhet

As per the Census of India 2011, Birkhet village had a population of 160. That makes it the 88th largest of the 329 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 119 residents.

Birkhet village has 77 males and 83 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birkhet has about 1078 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1280.

The pincode recorded for Birkhet is 246280. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birkhet covers 83.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Birkhet falls under Dhoomakot tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Birkhet is Kotdwara, about 29 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 Birkhet.

Birkhet is about 19 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birkhet is in Dhoomakot tehsil of Garhwal district. Dhoomakot is about 19 km away. Garhwal is about 19 km away. Pauri 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 Punri (2.7 km), Badadanda Dhunkapdi (2.9 km) and Chetadhar Walla (4.2 km).

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

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