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Bilkot

बिलकोट
Dhoomakot mandal
Pincode 246161
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

Bilkot observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Uttarakhand.

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

Temples near Bilkot

  • Jai Maa kalinka Mandir Moxan · 4.1 km

Named places of worship on record

Temple in Dhoomakot mandal

The principal temple recorded for Dhoomakot mandal is Jai Maa kalinka Mandir Moxan. No temple of this dedication is on record within Bilkot itself.

When the idol is immersed

The idol is kept for one and a half, three, five, seven days or until Anant Chaturdashi — it is a family custom rather than a rule, and community mandapams usually keep it longest.

Kept forImmersion
One and a half daysTue, 15 Septembertoday
Three daysThu, 17 September
Five daysSat, 19 September
Seven daysMon, 21 September
Anant ChaturdashiWed, 23 SeptemberThe day most community mandapams immerse
Use the designated immersion point

Many gram panchayats and municipalities set aside a pond or a marked stretch of tank for immersion. Ask at the panchayat office — it changes year to year, and a drinking-water tank or a farm pond is not an alternative.

Unpainted clay dissolves, plaster of Paris does not

A clay idol breaks down in water within hours. Plaster of Paris does not, and the paints carry heavy metals, so idols accumulate in tanks and rivers after immersion. Pollution control boards in most states now ask for clay for exactly this reason.

Someone should be watching the water, not the idol

Immersion points get crowded and the bank is slippery after the monsoon. Children go into the water at these gatherings every year. Keep one person watching the water rather than the procession.

Take the accessories home

Thermocol, plastic sheeting, cloth and metal ornaments do not belong in the tank even when the idol itself is clay. Most organised immersion points now have a collection bin at the bank for them.

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LGD code
47163
Pincode
246161
Post office
Nainidanda (B)
Population
244
Households
58
Literacy rate
67.2%
Sex ratio
1085 ♀/1000♂
Workers
161
Distance to district centre
33 km
Distance to mandal centre
10 km
Distance to Dehradun
117 km
Distance to Delhi
208 km
Nearest railway station
Ramnagar · 33 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Nainidanda Government Hospital · 9 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Bilkot compares

By population, Bilkot ranks #24 of 306 villages in Dhoomakot mandal.

Literacy rate
%
67.2%
−0.5% vs mandal average
Bilkot
67.2%
Dhoomakot mandal
67.7%
Pauri Garhwal district
72.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,085
−131 vs mandal average
Bilkot
1,085
Dhoomakot mandal
1,216
Household size
people per home
4.2
+0.1 vs mandal average
Bilkot
4.2
Dhoomakot mandal
4.1

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

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Bilkot at a glance

Bilkot is a village of 244 people in 58 households (Census 2011) in Dhoomakot tehsil, Pauri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand, the 24th-largest of 306 villages in Dhoomakot tehsil. Literacy is 67%, about the same as the tehsil average of 68% and the sex ratio is 1,085 women per 1,000 men. It lies 33 km from the Pauri Garhwal district centre, 42 km from Basera, the nearest town, 33 km from Ramnagar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 246161, served by Nainidanda (B) post office; the LGD village code is 47163. The nearest hospital or health centre is Nainidanda Government Hospital, 9 km away. The village votes in Lansdowne assembly constituency, represented by MLA Daleep Singh Rawat. The population is estimated at 288 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Bilkot

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Bilkot · this village24467%
Umta · Dhoomakot7666%0.9 km E
Sundoli · Pauri01.4 km SE
Adwari · Kosya Kutauli1.8 km S
Bhergaon · Dhoomakot10777%1.7 km E
Chamara · Dhoomakot24762%2.1 km NE
Bawani · Dhoomakot20365%2.6 km S

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Key facts — Bilkot

LGD code
47163
Pincode
246161
Post office
Nainidanda (B)
Population (Census 2011)
244
Population (projected 2026)
288
Households
58
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1085
Literacy rate
67.2%
Coordinates
29.66274°N, 78.97983°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Garhwal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Lansdowne
Member of Parliament
Anil Baluni
Member of Legislative Assembly
Daleep Singh Rawat
Block / Mandal
Dhoomakot
Getting there

How to reach Bilkot

Mandal centre
Dhoomakot · ≈ 10 km
≈ 21 min by car · 25 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Pauri Garhwal · ≈ 33 km
≈ 1 h 7 min by car · 1 h 20 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 17,031 people
Basera · ≈ 42 km
≈ 1 h 27 min by car · 1 h 43 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun117 kmcapital
  • Delhi208 km
  • Kolkata1224 km
  • Mumbai1329 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationRamnagar33 km
  • Hospital / PHCNainidanda Government Hospital9 km
  • ATM / bankCanera Bank Rathkhaal Manila23 km
  • CollegeUttarakhand University of Horticulture & Forestry44 km
  • Police stationKotwali Ramnagar33 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Bilkot

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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