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About Bahalkote Village

Bahalkote is a small village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 42, made up of 17 males and 25 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,471 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahalkote Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahalkote village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Gangolihat
Pincode 262522
Area (hectares) 37.8 hectares
Population 42
Male Population 17
Female Population 25
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,471
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 Bahalkote compares

By the 2011 count Bahalkote is the 250th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 37.8 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1159.

Getting to Bahalkote

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

Bahalkote lies about 39 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 39 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 Bahalkote
Nearest town Almora 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangolihat 26 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 39 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 39 km

Villages closest to Bahalkote

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahalkote village had a population of 42. That makes it the 250th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Bahalkote village has 17 males and 25 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahalkote has about 1471 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1159.

The pincode recorded for Bahalkote is 262522. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahalkote covers 37.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bahalkote falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bahalkote is Kathgodam, about 39 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 Bahalkote.

Bahalkote is about 39 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahalkote is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Almora is about 17 km away. Gangolihat is about 26 km away. Pithoragarh is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ran Kote Upreti (under 2 km), Silkote (under 2 km) and Punauli (2.6 km).

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

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