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About Budakot Village

Budakot is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 181, made up of 95 males and 86 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Budakot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Budakot village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246001
Area (hectares) 37.77 hectares
Population 181
Male Population 95
Female Population 86
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
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 Budakot compares

By the 2011 count Budakot is the 174th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 37.77 hectares work out to about 4.8 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 Budakot

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

Budakot lies about 51 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 24 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 Budakot
Nearest town Tehri 16 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 31 km
District headquarters Garhwal 51 km

Villages closest to Budakot

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 Budakot

As per the Census of India 2011, Budakot village had a population of 181. That makes it the 174th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Budakot village has 95 males and 86 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Budakot has about 905 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 Budakot is 246001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Budakot covers 37.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Budakot falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Budakot is Rishikesh, about 24 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 Budakot.

Budakot 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.

Budakot is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Tehri is about 16 km away. Rishikesh is about 24 km away. Pauri is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bindoli Lagga Kot (under 2 km), Chhat Kot (under 2 km) and Chrakot (under 2 km).

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

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