# Barakot Village, Didihat, Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Didihat, Pithoragarh 

# Barakot

Barakot is a village in Didihat sub-district of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **280 people in 78 households**, the 80th largest of 363 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 280people (2011)
- 78households
- 80.4%literacy
- 1,029females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barakot

Of every 100 households in Barakot in 2011, 99 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 51 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barakot · ■ Didihat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**50%

Tap water ****95%**

**88%

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

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****51%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****49%**

**69%

Use banking services ****100%**

**86%

Television ****70%**

**52%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**24%

Own their home ****82%**

**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 Barakot?

■ Barakot · ■ Didihat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.4%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1029**

**1037

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**793

Working population ****41.8%**

**46.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.9% for men and 68.7% for women. 36% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 32 (27%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 38 (32%) · **■** Marginal 46 (39%)

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 Didihat

- Gaidali Nadu293 people
- Lima Tora289 people
- Bajani284 people
- Ojhagoan Malla281 people
- Nakhnoli278 people
- Pamsyari278 people
- Koonia277 people
- Kholi Kanuri275 people

[All 376 villages in Didihat](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/pithoragarh/didihat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barakot?280 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barakot in?Pithoragarh district (Didihat sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Barakot?80.4% (Census 2011)