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About Bhiklashi Village

Bhiklashi is a small village in Satpuli tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 62, made up of 34 males and 28 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 824 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246172, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhiklashi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhiklashi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Satpuli
Pincode 246172
Area (hectares) 113.2 hectares
Population 62
Male Population 34
Female Population 28
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 824
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhiklashi compares

By the 2011 count Bhiklashi is the 140th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 132 residents. Its 113.2 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 1227.

Getting to Bhiklashi

Bhiklashi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhiklashi as Available within village. 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 Bhiklashi from other places

Bhiklashi lies about 14 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 25 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 Bhiklashi
Tehsil headquarters Satpuli 6.3 km
District headquarters Garhwal 14 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 25 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 25 km

Villages closest to Bhiklashi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhiklashi village had a population of 62. That makes it the 140th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 132 residents.

Bhiklashi village has 34 males and 28 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhiklashi has about 824 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1227.

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

Bhiklashi covers 113.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhiklashi falls under Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhiklashi is Kotdwara, about 25 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bhiklashi.

Bhiklashi is about 14 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhiklashi is in Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district. Satpuli is about 6.3 km away. Garhwal is about 14 km away. Kotdwāra is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patkholi (under 2 km), Gawanawalla (1.7 km) and Kharkholi (1.9 km).

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

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