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About Bhadrakot Village

Bhadrakot is a small village in Dhari tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 374, made up of 202 males and 172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 239.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263157, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhadrakot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhadrakot village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Dhari
Pincode 263157
Area (hectares) 239.15 hectares
Population 374
Male Population 202
Female Population 172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 851
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhadrakot compares

By the 2011 count Bhadrakot is the 85th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 511 residents. Its 239.15 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 1013.

Getting to Bhadrakot

Bhadrakot is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhadrakot as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Bhadrakot from other places

Bhadrakot lies about 133 km from Nainital, 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 Bhadrakot
Nearest town Tehri 16 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhari 34 km
District headquarters Nainital 133 km

Villages closest to Bhadrakot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhadrakot village had a population of 374. That makes it the 85th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 511 residents.

Bhadrakot village has 202 males and 172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhadrakot has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Bhadrakot is 263157. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhadrakot covers 239.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhadrakot falls under Dhari tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhadrakot 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhadrakot.

Bhadrakot is about 133 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhadrakot is in Dhari tehsil of Nainital district. Tehri is about 16 km away. Rishikesh is about 24 km away. Dhari is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kachila Kot (under 2 km), Rikhakot (under 2 km) and Sunkot (under 2 km).

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

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