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- LGD code
- 46959
- Pincode
- 246277
- Post office
- Dhumakot
- Population
- 160
- Households
- 33
- Literacy rate
- 69.4%
- Sex ratio
- 1078 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 84
Census 2011 · in context
How Birkhet compares
By population, Birkhet ranks #68 of 306 villages in Dhoomakot mandal.
Literacy rate
%
69.4%
+1.7% vs mandal average
- Birkhet
- 69.4%
- Dhoomakot mandal
- 67.7%
- Pauri Garhwal district
- 72.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,078
−138 vs mandal average
- Birkhet
- 1,078
- Dhoomakot mandal
- 1,216
Household size
people per home
4.8
+0.7 vs mandal average
- Birkhet
- 4.8
- Dhoomakot mandal
- 4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Birkhet at a glance
Birkhet is a village of 160 people in 33 households (Census 2011) in Dhoomakot tehsil, Pauri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand, the 68th-largest of 306 villages in Dhoomakot tehsil. Literacy is 69%, 2 points above the tehsil average of 68% and the sex ratio is 1,078 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 246277, served by Dhumakot post office; the LGD village code is 46959. The village votes in Lansdowne assembly constituency, represented by MLA Daleep Singh Rawat. The population is estimated at 189 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Birkhet →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birkhet · this village | 160 | 69% | — |
| Sirkhet · Dhoomakot | 114 | 65% | — |
| Sydari Jamin · Dhoomakot | 65 | 80% | — |
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Notice board · Birkhet
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Birkhet
- LGD code
- 46959
- Pincode
- 246277
- Post office
- Dhumakot
- Population (Census 2011)
- 160
- Population (projected 2026)
- 189
- Households
- 33
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1078
- Literacy rate
- 69.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Garhwal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Lansdowne
- Member of Parliament
- Anil Baluni
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Daleep Singh Rawat
- Block / Mandal
- Dhoomakot
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 246277
- PipliDhoomakot mandal687 pop
- GouraDhoomakot mandal454 pop
- AudaunthDhoomakot mandal437 pop
- Kanda MallaBironkhal mandal392 pop
- KochiyarDhoomakot mandal390 pop
- Kasana PallaDhoomakot mandal380 pop
- Sangaliya Malla Lagga TheknarDhoomakot mandal356 pop
- Choregarh MallaDhoomakot mandal345 pop
- DevladDhoomakot mandal322 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Birkhet
Other villages in Dhoomakot mandal
View all 60+ →- Pipli
- Goura
- Audaunth
- Kochiyar
- Kasana Palla
- Otinda Gaon
- Sangaliya Malla Lagga Theknar
- Choregarh Malla
- Devlad
- Nala
- Timla Kholi
- Palasi
- Punri
- Kefaltanda
- Degoli
- Dangal Gaon
- Dungri Malli
- Noniya Khet
- Kinathi
- Chinwadi
- Tandolli
- Judalun
- Chamara
- Bilkot
- Kinath Malla
- Berhat Palla
- Kamanda Palla
- Pundet
- Jogeda Palla
- Panjara Malla
- Nalai Malli
- Khutida Talla
- Kota
- Bhopati
- Badagad
- Mandoli
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)