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About Rolyan Village

Rolyan is a small village in Garud tehsil, in the district of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 475, made up of 207 males and 268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,295 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263635, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rolyan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rolyan village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Bageshwar
Tehsil Garud
Pincode 263635
Area (hectares) 70.71 hectares
Population 475
Male Population 207
Female Population 268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,295
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rolyan compares

By the 2011 count Rolyan is the 42nd largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 367 residents. Its 70.71 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1174.

Getting to Rolyan

Rolyan is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Rolyan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rolyan from other places

Rolyan lies about 18 km from Bageshwar, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 63 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Rolyan
Tehsil headquarters Garud 18 km
District headquarters Bageshwar 18 km
Nearest town Almora 28 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 63 km

Villages closest to Rolyan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Garud tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Rolyan

As per the Census of India 2011, Rolyan village had a population of 475. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 367 residents.

Rolyan village has 207 males and 268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rolyan has about 1295 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1174.

The pincode recorded for Rolyan is 263635. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rolyan covers 70.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rolyan falls under Garud tehsil of Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Rolyan is Kathgodam, about 63 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Rolyan.

Rolyan is about 18 km from Bageshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rolyan is in Garud tehsil of Bageshwar district. Garud is about 18 km away. Bageshwar is about 18 km away. Almora is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kausani State (1.8 km), Kaushani (1.8 km) and Soliya Bajyari (2.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Rolyan today is likely to be higher.

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