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About Bhaisakot Village

Bhaisakot is a small village in Devprayag tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 241, made up of 124 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhaisakot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhaisakot village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Devprayag
Pincode 249122
Area (hectares) 133.21 hectares
Population 241
Male Population 124
Female Population 117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
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 Bhaisakot compares

By the 2011 count Bhaisakot is the 125th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 246 residents. Its 133.21 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1228.

Getting to Bhaisakot

Bhaisakot is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhaisakot 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 Bhaisakot from other places

Bhaisakot lies about 8.7 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 30 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 Bhaisakot
Tehsil headquarters Devprayag 8.7 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 8.7 km
Nearest town Tehri 8.7 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 30 km

Villages closest to Bhaisakot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhaisakot village had a population of 241. That makes it the 125th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 246 residents.

Bhaisakot village has 124 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhaisakot has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1228.

The pincode recorded for Bhaisakot is 249122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhaisakot covers 133.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhaisakot falls under Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhaisakot is Rishikesh, about 30 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 Bhaisakot.

Bhaisakot is about 8.7 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhaisakot is in Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Devprayag is about 8.7 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 8.7 km away. Tehri is about 8.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Budkot (under 2 km), Dung Laga Birakot (under 2 km) and Majyakot (under 2 km).

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

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