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About Budhalakote Village

Budhalakote is a small village in Kosya Kutauli tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 370, made up of 205 males and 165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 805 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Budhalakote Overview

Census 2011 figures for Budhalakote village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Kosya Kutauli
Pincode 263132
Area (hectares) 108.87 hectares
Population 370
Male Population 205
Female Population 165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 805
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Budhalakote compares

By the 2011 count Budhalakote is the 33rd largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 108.87 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1055.

Getting to Budhalakote

Budhalakote is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Budhalakote as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Budhalakote from other places

Budhalakote lies about 5.0 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 21 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 Budhalakote
Tehsil headquarters Kosya Kutauli 3.4 km
District headquarters Nainital 5.0 km
Nearest town Naini Tāl 5.0 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 21 km

Villages closest to Budhalakote

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kosya Kutauli 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 Budhalakote

As per the Census of India 2011, Budhalakote village had a population of 370. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Budhalakote village has 205 males and 165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Budhalakote has about 805 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1055.

The pincode recorded for Budhalakote is 263132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Budhalakote covers 108.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Budhalakote falls under Kosya Kutauli tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Budhalakote is Kathgodam, about 21 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 village for Budhalakote.

Budhalakote is about 5.0 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Budhalakote is in Kosya Kutauli tehsil of Nainital district. Kosya Kutauli is about 3.4 km away. Nainital is about 5.0 km away. Naini Tāl is about 5.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaphutta (under 2 km), Jakh (under 2 km) and Ghuna (1.6 km).

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

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