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About Barshot Village

Barshot is a small village in Jakholi tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 41, made up of 12 males and 29 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 2,417 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246475, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barshot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barshot village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Jakholi
Pincode 246475
Area (hectares) 16.26 hectares
Population 41
Male Population 12
Female Population 29
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 2,417
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barshot compares

By the 2011 count Barshot is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 464 residents. Its 16.26 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1247.

Getting to Barshot

Barshot is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barshot as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Barshot from other places

Barshot lies about 78 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, 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 Barshot
Tehsil headquarters Jakholi 22 km
Nearest town Rāmnagar 24 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 24 km
District headquarters Rudraprayag 78 km

Villages closest to Barshot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barshot village had a population of 41. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 464 residents.

Barshot village has 12 males and 29 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barshot has about 2417 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1247.

The pincode recorded for Barshot is 246475. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barshot covers 16.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barshot falls under Jakholi tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Barshot is Ramnagar, 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barshot.

Barshot is about 78 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barshot is in Jakholi tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Jakholi is about 22 km away. Rāmnagar is about 24 km away. Ramnagar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barsari (under 2 km), Barsir (under 2 km) and Kirora Talla (3.2 km).

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

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