About Baluwakot Village

Baluwakot is one of the larger villages in Dharchula tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,455, made up of 2,664 males and 2,791 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 882.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262576, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baluwakot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baluwakot village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Pithoragarh
Tehsil	Dharchula
Pincode	262576
Area (hectares)	882.66 hectares
Population	5,455
Male Population	2,664
Female Population	2,791
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,048
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 Baluwakot compares

By the 2011 count Baluwakot is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 826 residents. Its 882.66 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Baluwakot

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

Baluwakot lies about 32 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 87 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 Baluwakot
Tehsil headquarters	Dharchula	10 km
District headquarters	Pithoragarh	32 km
Nearest town	Pithorāgarh	32 km
Nearest railway station	Tanakpur	87 km

Villages closest to Baluwakot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baluwakot village had a population of 5,455. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 826 residents.

Baluwakot village has 2,664 males and 2,791 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baluwakot has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Baluwakot is 262576. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baluwakot covers 882.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baluwakot falls under Dharchula tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Baluwakot is Tanakpur, about 87 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 Baluwakot.

Baluwakot is about 32 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baluwakot is in Dharchula tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Dharchula is about 10 km away. Pithoragarh is about 32 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.