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Barakot Population - Almora, Uttarakhand

Barakot is a medium size village located in Jainti Tehsil of Almora district, Uttarakhand with total 142 families residing. The Barakot village has population of 661 of which 312 are males while 349 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Barakot village population of children with age 0-6 is 109 which makes up 16.49 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Barakot village is 1119 which is higher than Uttarakhand state average of 963. Child Sex Ratio for the Barakot as per census is 1019, higher than Uttarakhand average of 890.

Barakot village has lower literacy rate compared to Uttarakhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Barakot village was 54.71 % compared to 78.82 % of Uttarakhand. In Barakot Male literacy stands at 70.16 % while female literacy rate was 41.16 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Barakot village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Barakot village.

Barakot Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 142 - -
Population 661 312 349
Child (0-6) 109 54 55
Schedule Caste 290 135 155
Schedule Tribe 9 5 4
Literacy 54.71 % 70.16 % 41.16 %
Total Workers 359 145 214
Main Worker 190 - -
Marginal Worker 169 74 95

Caste Factor

In Barakot village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 43.87 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.36 % of total population in Barakot village.

Work Profile

In Barakot village out of total population, 359 were engaged in work activities. 52.92 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 47.08 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 359 workers engaged in Main Work, 183 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.