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About Burkot Village

Burkot is a small village in Devprayag tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 240, made up of 104 males and 136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,308 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Burkot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Burkot village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Devprayag
Pincode 249122
Area (hectares) 91.28 hectares
Population 240
Male Population 104
Female Population 136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,308
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Burkot compares

By the 2011 count Burkot is the 127th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 246 residents. Its 91.28 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1228.

Getting to Burkot

Burkot is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Burkot as Available within 10+ 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 Burkot from other places

Burkot lies about 17 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 49 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 Burkot
Tehsil headquarters Devprayag 17 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 17 km
Nearest town Tehri 17 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 49 km

Villages closest to Burkot

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 Burkot

As per the Census of India 2011, Burkot village had a population of 240. That makes it the 127th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 246 residents.

Burkot village has 104 males and 136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Burkot has about 1308 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1228.

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

Burkot covers 91.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Burkot is Harrawala, about 49 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 <5 km distance for Burkot.

Burkot is about 17 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Burkot is in Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Devprayag is about 17 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 17 km away. Tehri is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sirwari (under 2 km), Panwar Gaon (under 2 km) and Mahar Gaon (2.4 km).

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

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