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About Barkot Village

Barkot is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 174, made up of 91 males and 83 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246167, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barkot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkot village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246167
Area (hectares) 33.96 hectares
Population 174
Male Population 91
Female Population 83
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
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 Barkot compares

By the 2011 count Barkot is the 180th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 33.96 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Barkot

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

Barkot lies about 51 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 52 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 Barkot
Nearest town Srīnagar 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 9.6 km
District headquarters Garhwal 51 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 52 km

Villages closest to Barkot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barkot village had a population of 174. That makes it the 180th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Barkot village has 91 males and 83 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkot has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Barkot is 246167. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barkot covers 33.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barkot falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Barkot is Rishikesh, about 52 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 Barkot.

Barkot is about 51 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barkot is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Srīnagar is about 2.6 km away. Pauri is about 9.6 km away. Garhwal is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bar Kot (under 2 km), Jamari Gunth (under 2 km) and Timari (under 2 km).

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

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