# Erakote Village, Bhikiyasain, Almora (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Bhikiyasain, Almora 

# Erakote

Erakote is a village in Bhikiyasain sub-district of Almora district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **86 people in 19 households**, the 261st largest of 376 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.1%.

- 86people (2011)
- 19households
- 72.2%literacy
- 1,774females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Erakote

Of every 100 households in Erakote in 2011, 90 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Erakote · ■ Bhikiyasain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**57%

Tap water ****100%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**82%

Use banking services ****95%**

**88%

Television ****47%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**93%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Erakote?

■ Erakote · ■ Bhikiyasain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%**

**77.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1774**

**1307

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****167**

**931

Working population ****55.8%**

**61.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.0% for men and 63.0% for women. 48% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Marginal 48 (100%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Bhikiyasain

- Soli90 people
- Nail88 people
- Querala88 people
- Churain gouth86 people
- Bheti85 people
- Dhunga85 people
- Khalta85 people
- Chacha Qurali84 people

[All 397 villages in Bhikiyasain](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/almora/bhikiyasain/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Erakote?86 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Erakote in?Almora district (Bhikiyasain sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Erakote?72.2% (Census 2011)