Barkot, Uttarakhand

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Barkot
CITY OF SAHATRABAHU
city
Location in Uttarakhand, India
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Country  India
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Area
 • Total 6 km2 (2 sq mi)
Elevation 1,220 m (4,000 ft)
Population (2012)
 • Total 16,568
 • Rank 28
 • Density 2,500/km2 (6,000/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

Barkot is a town and a nagar palika in Uttarkashi District in the state of Uttarakhand, India. It is located on the banks of the Yamuna river. Barkot is located 48 km from Yamunotri. NH-123 and NH-94 are major highways connecting in Barkot.

Geography

Barkot is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found..[1] It has an average elevation of 1,220 metres (4,003 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[2] Barkot had a population of 16568. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Barkot has an average literacy rate of, higher than the national average of 84.5%; with 93% of the males and 77% of females literate. 54% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

  1. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Barkot
  2. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

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