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About Dung Laga Birakot Village

Dung Laga Birakot is a small village in Devprayag tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 238, made up of 125 males and 113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dung Laga Birakot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dung Laga Birakot village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Devprayag
Pincode 249122
Area (hectares) 122.97 hectares
Population 238
Male Population 125
Female Population 113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
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 Dung Laga Birakot compares

By the 2011 count Dung Laga Birakot is the 129th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 246 residents. Its 122.97 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 Dung Laga Birakot

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

Dung Laga Birakot 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 Dung Laga Birakot
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 Dung Laga Birakot

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 Dung Laga Birakot

As per the Census of India 2011, Dung Laga Birakot village had a population of 238. That makes it the 129th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 246 residents.

Dung Laga Birakot village has 125 males and 113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dung Laga Birakot has about 904 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 Dung Laga Birakot is 249122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dung Laga Birakot covers 122.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dung Laga Birakot falls under Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dung Laga Birakot 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 Dung Laga Birakot.

Dung Laga Birakot 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.

Dung Laga Birakot 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), Budkot (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 Dung Laga Birakot today is likely to be higher.

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