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About Budkot Village

Budkot is a small village in Devprayag tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 189, made up of 89 males and 100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,124 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Budkot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Budkot village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Devprayag
Pincode 249122
Area (hectares) 57.7 hectares
Population 189
Male Population 89
Female Population 100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,124
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 Budkot compares

By the 2011 count Budkot is the 153rd largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 246 residents. Its 57.7 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1228.

Getting to Budkot

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

Budkot 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 Budkot
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 Budkot

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 Budkot

As per the Census of India 2011, Budkot village had a population of 189. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 246 residents.

Budkot village has 89 males and 100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Budkot has about 1124 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1228.

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

Budkot covers 57.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Budkot 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 Budkot.

Budkot 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.

Budkot 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 Bhaisakot (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 Budkot today is likely to be higher.

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