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Barakuna

Bhanoli mandal
Pincode 263622
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LGD code
53619
Pincode
263622
Post office
Dania
Population
206
Households
45
Literacy rate
70.4%
Sex ratio
907 ♀/1000♂
Workers
102
Distance to district centre
46 km
Distance to mandal centre
10 km
Distance to Dehradun
196 km
Distance to Delhi
282 km
Nearest railway station
Kathgodam · 48 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Naini · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Barakuna compares

By population, Barakuna ranks #75 of 195 villages in Bhanoli mandal.

Literacy rate
%
70.4%
+8.4% vs mandal average
Barakuna
70.4%
Bhanoli mandal
62.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
907
−236 vs mandal average
Barakuna
907
Bhanoli mandal
1,143
Household size
people per home
4.6
−0.2 vs mandal average
Barakuna
4.6
Bhanoli mandal
4.8

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Barakuna at a glance

Barakuna is a village of 206 people in 45 households (Census 2011) in Bhanoli tehsil, Almora district, Uttarakhand, the 75th-largest of 195 villages in Bhanoli tehsil. Literacy is 70%, 8 points above the tehsil average of 62% and the sex ratio is 907 women per 1,000 men. It lies 46 km from the Almora district centre, 46 km from Kafara, the nearest town, 48 km from Kathgodam railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 263622, served by Dania post office; the LGD village code is 53619. The nearest hospital or health centre is Naini, 8 km away. The village votes in Almora assembly constituency, represented by MLA Manoj Tewari. The population is estimated at 243 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Barakuna · this village20670%
Jantha · Ganai Gangoli650%2.3 km SW
Dunar · Bhanoli90657%3.2 km SW
Kujeli · Bhanoli12852%4.3 km S
Naya Sirkot · Bhanoli28061%4.5 km SE
Gurauli · Bilgram2,41362%4.9 km S
Gurauli · Kanalichhina49877%4.9 km S

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Key facts — Barakuna

LGD code
53619
Pincode
263622
Post office
Dania
Population (Census 2011)
206
Population (projected 2026)
243
Households
45
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
907
Literacy rate
70.4%
Coordinates
29.58977°N, 79.88365°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Almora
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Almora
Member of Parliament
Ajay Tamta
Member of Legislative Assembly
Manoj Tewari
Block / Mandal
Bhanoli
Getting there

How to reach Barakuna

Mandal centre
Bhanoli · ≈ 9.9 km
≈ 20 min by car · 24 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Almora · ≈ 46 km
≈ 1 h 34 min by car · 1 h 52 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,387 people
Kafara · ≈ 46 km
≈ 1 h 34 min by car · 1 h 52 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun196 kmcapital
  • Delhi282 km
  • Kolkata1151 km
  • Hyderabad1365 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKathgodam48 km
  • Bus stopJeep Stop22 km
  • Hospital / PHCNaini8 km
  • ATM / bankHDFC Bank29 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil22 km
  • CollegeGovernment Degree College, Kanda25 km
  • Police stationThana Bhimtal42 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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