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About Bharikh Village

Bharikh is a small village in THALISAIN tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 60, made up of 21 males and 39 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bharikh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharikh village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil THALISAIN
Pincode 246123
Area (hectares) 22.12 hectares
Population 60
Male Population 21
Female Population 39
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,857
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bharikh compares

By the 2011 count Bharikh is the 331st largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 22.12 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1285.

Getting to Bharikh

Bharikh is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bharikh as Available within 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 Bharikh from other places

Bharikh lies about 51 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 62 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 Bharikh
Tehsil headquarters THALISAIN 14 km
Nearest town Pauri 20 km
District headquarters Garhwal 51 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 62 km

Villages closest to Bharikh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharikh village had a population of 60. That makes it the 331st largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Bharikh village has 21 males and 39 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharikh has about 1857 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1285.

The pincode recorded for Bharikh is 246123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bharikh covers 22.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bharikh falls under THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bharikh is Kotdwara, about 62 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bharikh.

Bharikh 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.

Bharikh is in THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district. THALISAIN is about 14 km away. Pauri is about 20 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 Jaakh (under 2 km), Paithani (1.6 km) and Bhatkoti (1.7 km).

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

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