# Binkote Village, Betalghat, Nainital (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Betalghat, Nainital 

# Binkote

Binkote is a village in Betalghat sub-district of Nainital district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **955 people in 214 households**, the 3rd largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.7%.

- 955people (2011)
- 214households
- 85.5%literacy
- 973females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Binkote

Of every 100 households in Binkote in 2011, 89 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Binkote · ■ Betalghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**58%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**42%

Tap water ****67%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**84%

Use banking services ****47%**

**74%

Television ****51%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****21%**

**26%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Binkote?

■ Binkote · ■ Betalghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.5%**

**80.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**1041

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**936

Working population ****48.8%**

**48.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.4% for men and 73.2% for women. 44% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 202 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 35 (8%) · **■** Marginal 226 (48%)

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 Betalghat

- Chapar1,467 people
- Amel1,131 people
- Dadima742 people
- Talli Sethi711 people
- Ghoria Halson660 people
- Naughar628 people

[All 75 villages in Betalghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/nainital/betalghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Binkote?955 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Binkote in?Nainital district (Betalghat sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Binkote?85.5% (Census 2011)