# Birakot Village, Devprayag, Tehri Garhwal (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Devprayag, Tehri Garhwal 

# Birakot

Birakot is a village in Devprayag sub-district of Tehri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **602 people in 136 households**, the 32nd largest of 365 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.2%.

- 602people (2011)
- 136households
- 73.3%literacy
- 1,127females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Birakot

Of every 100 households in Birakot in 2011, 93 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Birakot · ■ Devprayag rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**51%

Tap water ****96%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%**

**67%

Use banking services ****99%**

**93%

Television ****54%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**22%

Own their home ****93%**

**92%

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 Birakot?

■ Birakot · ■ Devprayag rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.3%**

**75.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1127**

**1122

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****620**

**888

Working population ****40.9%**

**46.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.6% for men and 56.9% for women. 48% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 58 (24%) · **■** Marginal 187 (76%)

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 Devprayag

- Jakhand654 people
- Palethi638 people
- Maikhandi619 people
- Mulya Gaon Urf Gahar Baunstha613 people
- Bagwan590 people
- Tyalani586 people
- Gorti Kanda584 people
- Jogyana582 people

[All 378 villages in Devprayag](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/tehri-garhwal/devprayag/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Birakot?602 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Birakot in?Tehri Garhwal district (Devprayag sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Birakot?73.3% (Census 2011)