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About Rikholi Village

Rikholi is a small village in Gairsain tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 195, made up of 99 males and 96 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246428, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rikholi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rikholi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Gairsain
Pincode 246428
Area (hectares) 39.41 hectares
Population 195
Male Population 99
Female Population 96
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rikholi compares

By the 2011 count Rikholi is the 119th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 284 residents. Its 39.41 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1219.

Getting to Rikholi

Rikholi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rikholi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Rikholi from other places

Rikholi lies about 39 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 76 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 Rikholi
Tehsil headquarters Gairsain under 2 km
District headquarters Chamoli 39 km
Nearest town Pauri 50 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 76 km

Villages closest to Rikholi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gairsain 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 Rikholi

As per the Census of India 2011, Rikholi village had a population of 195. That makes it the 119th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 284 residents.

Rikholi village has 99 males and 96 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rikholi has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1219.

The pincode recorded for Rikholi is 246428. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rikholi covers 39.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rikholi falls under Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Rikholi is Ramnagar, about 76 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rikholi.

Rikholi is about 39 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rikholi is in Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district. Gairsain is about under 2 km away. Chamoli is about 39 km away. Pauri is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kumoli Raiwan (under 2 km), Nail (under 2 km) and Soniyana (1.5 km).

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

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