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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
heema devi
Contact: 93****3137
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- LGD code
- 48828
- Pincode
- 246121
- Post office
- Bhrigukhal (A)
- Population
- 443
- Households
- 124
- Literacy rate
- 67.9%
- Sex ratio
- 1272 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 330
Census 2011 · in context
How Dharkot compares
By population, Dharkot ranks #7 of 213 villages in Yamkeshwar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
67.9%
−4.6% vs mandal average
- Dharkot
- 67.9%
- Yamkeshwar mandal
- 72.5%
- Pauri Garhwal district
- 72.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,272
+191 vs mandal average
- Dharkot
- 1,272
- Yamkeshwar mandal
- 1,081
Household size
people per home
3.6
−0.8 vs mandal average
- Dharkot
- 3.6
- Yamkeshwar mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dharkot at a glance
Dharkot is a village of 443 people in 124 households (Census 2011) in Yamkeshwar tehsil, Pauri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand, the 7th-largest of 213 villages in Yamkeshwar tehsil. Literacy is 68%, 5 points below the tehsil average of 73% and the sex ratio is 1,272 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 246121, served by Bhrigukhal (A) post office; the LGD village code is 48828. The sarpanch is heema devi, and the village votes in Yamkeshwar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Renu Bisht. The population is estimated at 522 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dharkot · this village | 443 | 68% | — |
| Katal Pulani · Yamkeshwar | 32 | 56% | — |
| Nali Khet · Yamkeshwar | 20 | 65% | — |
| Gadkot · Yamkeshwar | 12 | 67% | — |
| Bhawan Lagga Dharkot · Yamkeshwar | 0 | — | — |
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Key facts — Dharkot
- LGD code
- 48828
- Pincode
- 246121
- Post office
- Bhrigukhal (A)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 443
- Population (projected 2026)
- 522
- Households
- 124
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1272
- Literacy rate
- 67.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Garhwal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Yamkeshwar
- Member of Parliament
- Anil Baluni
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Renu Bisht
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- heema devi
- Block / Mandal
- Yamkeshwar
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)