# Burkot Village, Dhanaulti, Tehri Garhwal (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Dhanaulti, Tehri Garhwal 

# Burkot

Burkot is a village in Dhanaulti sub-district of Tehri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **141 people in 23 households**, the 182nd largest of 259 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.5%.

- 141people (2011)
- 23households
- 89.9%literacy
- 1,104females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Burkot

Of every 100 households in Burkot in 2011, 83 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Burkot · ■ Dhanaulti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**59%

Tap water ****100%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**83%

Use banking services ****100%**

**92%

Television ****22%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**3%

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

**22%

Own their home ****91%**

**90%

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 Burkot?

■ Burkot · ■ Dhanaulti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.9%**

**75.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1104**

**997

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**941

Working population ****35.5%**

**46.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.5% for men and 85.9% for women. 27% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 44 (88%) · **■** Other work 6 (12%)

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 Dhanaulti

- Nawa Gaon149 people
- Saltwari143 people
- Talogi143 people
- Naya Digon142 people
- Jhoti Urph Koti Lagga Jaintwar137 people
- Ghorakhuri135 people
- Dadak133 people
- Kelwan Gaon130 people

[All 271 villages in Dhanaulti](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/tehri-garhwal/dhanaulti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Burkot?141 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Burkot in?Tehri Garhwal district (Dhanaulti sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Burkot?89.9% (Census 2011)