About Bilkhet Village

Bilkhet is a mid sized village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 584, made up of 280 males and 304 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,086 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246172, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bilkhet Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bilkhet village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Garhwal
Tehsil	Pauri
Pincode	246172
Area (hectares)	78.65 hectares
Population	584
Male Population	280
Female Population	304
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,086
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bilkhet compares

By the 2011 count Bilkhet is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 78.65 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Bilkhet

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

Bilkhet 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 Bilkhet
District headquarters	Garhwal	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pauri	23 km
Nearest railway station	Kotdwara	29 km

Villages closest to Bilkhet

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.

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Common questions about Bilkhet

As per the Census of India 2011, Bilkhet village had a population of 584. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Bilkhet village has 280 males and 304 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bilkhet has about 1086 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Bilkhet is 246172. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bilkhet covers 78.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bilkhet falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bilkhet 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bilkhet.

Bilkhet 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.

Bilkhet is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Garhwal is about 19 km away. Pauri is about 23 km away. Kotdwara is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.