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Barkum

Manch mandal
Pincode 262523
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LGD code
53938
Pincode
262523
Post office
Champawat
Population
231
Households
44
Literacy rate
55.8%
Sex ratio
974 ♀/1000♂
Workers
111
Distance to district centre
38 km
Distance to mandal centre
4 km
Distance to Dehradun
175 km
Distance to Delhi
259 km
Nearest railway station
Kathgodam · 35 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Eye Q India · 1 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Barkum compares

By population, Barkum ranks #12 of 46 villages in Manch mandal.

Literacy rate
%
55.8%
−0.6% vs mandal average
Barkum
55.8%
Manch mandal
56.4%
Champawat district
68.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
974
−188 vs mandal average
Barkum
974
Manch mandal
1,162
Household size
people per home
5.3
+0.7 vs mandal average
Barkum
5.3
Manch mandal
4.6

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

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Barkum at a glance

Barkum is a village of 231 people in 44 households (Census 2011) in Manch tehsil, Champawat district, Uttarakhand, the 12th-largest of 46 villages in Manch tehsil. Literacy is 56%, about the same as the tehsil average of 56% and the sex ratio is 974 women per 1,000 men. It lies 38 km from the Champawat district centre, 25 km from Kafara, the nearest town, 35 km from Kathgodam railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 262523, served by Champawat post office; the LGD village code is 53938. The nearest hospital or health centre is Eye Q India, 1 km away. The village votes in Almora assembly constituency, represented by MLA Manoj Tewari. The population is estimated at 272 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Barkum · this village23156%
Barsimi · Almora95872%0 km N
Dharsimi · Almora2080%1.9 km NE
Boyal · Manch10262%2 km E
Rayal · Manch15740%2 km E
Gayal · Manch1443%2 km E
Polap · Manch28956%2.4 km N

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Key facts — Barkum

LGD code
53938
Pincode
262523
Post office
Champawat
Population (Census 2011)
231
Population (projected 2026)
272
Households
44
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
974
Literacy rate
55.8%
Coordinates
29.57799°N, 79.63067°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Almora
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Almora
Member of Parliament
Ajay Tamta
Member of Legislative Assembly
Manoj Tewari
Block / Mandal
Manch
Getting there

How to reach Barkum

Mandal centre
Manch · ≈ 3.9 km
≈ 8 min by car · 9 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Champawat · ≈ 38 km
≈ 1 h 17 min by car · 1 h 32 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,387 people
Kafara · ≈ 25 km
≈ 51 min by car · 1 h by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun175 kmcapital
  • Delhi259 km
  • Kolkata1169 km
  • Mumbai1353 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKathgodam35 km
  • Bus stopBus Stand3 km
  • Hospital / PHCEye Q India1 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank of India Someswar branch23 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil4 km
  • CollegeKumaun University (Admin Block)27 km
  • Police stationThana Bhimtal26 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Barkum

1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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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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