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About Barkot Village

Barkot is a small village in Rajgarhi tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 243, made up of 112 males and 131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,170 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barkot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkot village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Rajgarhi
Pincode 249141
Area (hectares) 88.24 hectares
Population 243
Male Population 112
Female Population 131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,170
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 Barkot compares

By the 2011 count Barkot is the 103rd largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 353 residents. Its 88.24 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Barkot

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

Barkot lies about 24 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 57 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 Barkot
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarhi 5.9 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 24 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 41 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 57 km

Villages closest to Barkot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barkot village had a population of 243. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 353 residents.

Barkot village has 112 males and 131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkot has about 1170 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Barkot is 249141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barkot covers 88.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barkot falls under Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Barkot is Dehradun, about 57 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 Barkot.

Barkot is about 24 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barkot is in Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Rajgarhi is about 5.9 km away. Uttarkashi is about 24 km away. Mussoorie is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Danda Gaon (3.2 km), Dandalgaon (3.2 km) and Irak (4.1 km).

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

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