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Schools in Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh to remain shut tomorrow amid heavy rainfall
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- LGD code
- 48892
- Pincode
- 262554
- Post office
- Munsiari
- Population
- 139
- Households
- 29
- Literacy rate
- 61.2%
- Sex ratio
- 1075 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 107
Census 2011 · in context
How Bhatkura compares
By population, Bhatkura ranks #45 of 111 villages in Munsiari mandal.
Literacy rate
%
61.2%
−4.8% vs mandal average
- Bhatkura
- 61.2%
- Munsiari mandal
- 66.0%
- Pithoragarh district
- 71.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,075
+97 vs mandal average
- Bhatkura
- 1,075
- Munsiari mandal
- 978
Household size
people per home
4.8
+0.7 vs mandal average
- Bhatkura
- 4.8
- Munsiari mandal
- 4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bhatkura at a glance
Bhatkura is a village of 139 people in 29 households (Census 2011) in Munsiari tehsil, Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand, the 45th-largest of 111 villages in Munsiari tehsil. Literacy is 61%, 5 points below the tehsil average of 66% and the sex ratio is 1,075 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 262554, served by Munsiari post office; the LGD village code is 48892. The village votes in Dharchula assembly constituency, represented by MLA Harish Singh Dhami. The population is estimated at 164 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Key facts — Bhatkura
- LGD code
- 48892
- Pincode
- 262554
- Post office
- Munsiari
- Population (Census 2011)
- 139
- Population (projected 2026)
- 164
- Households
- 29
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1075
- Literacy rate
- 61.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Almora
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Dharchula
- Member of Parliament
- Ajay Tamta
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Harish Singh Dhami
- Block / Mandal
- Munsiari
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