Is Barkot safe? India travel risk
Is Barkot safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Barkot scores 52/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates India Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 16 Jun 2025); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 7 Oct 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Barkot scores 52/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and India (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Barkot: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (60/100) and health and medical access (64/100).
A score of 52 is higher than the scores of 70% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the India travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Geographically located in Uttarākhand (30.8200° N, 78.2000° E), Barkot sits 263.3 km SSW from New Delhi at 1291 m elevation.
Uttarākhand
30.8200° N, 78.2000° E
1291 m
Asia/Kolkata
16,568
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (India)
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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