About Binkote Village

Binkote is a mid sized village in Betalghat tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 955, made up of 484 males and 471 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 489.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Binkote Overview

Census 2011 figures for Binkote village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Nainital
Tehsil	Betalghat
Pincode	262134
Area (hectares)	489.73 hectares
Population	955
Male Population	484
Female Population	471
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	973
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 Binkote compares

By the 2011 count Binkote is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 313 residents. Its 489.73 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1076.

Getting to Binkote

Binkote is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Binkote 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 Binkote from other places

Binkote lies about 24 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 31 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 Binkote
Tehsil headquarters	Betalghat	3.9 km
District headquarters	Nainital	24 km
Nearest town	Naini Tāl	24 km
Nearest railway station	Ramnagar	31 km

Villages closest to Binkote

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Binkote village had a population of 955. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 313 residents.

Binkote village has 484 males and 471 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Binkote has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1076.

The pincode recorded for Binkote is 262134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Binkote covers 489.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Binkote falls under Betalghat tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Binkote is Ramnagar, about 31 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 Binkote.

Binkote is about 24 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Binkote is in Betalghat tehsil of Nainital district. Betalghat is about 3.9 km away. Nainital is about 24 km away. Naini Tāl is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.