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About Raduva Village

Raduva is a mid sized village in Pokhari tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 646, made up of 324 males and 322 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246473, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raduva Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raduva village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Pokhari
Pincode 246473
Area (hectares) 144.02 hectares
Population 646
Male Population 324
Female Population 322
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raduva compares

By the 2011 count Raduva is the 12th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 144.02 hectares work out to about 4.5 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 1152.

Getting to Raduva

Raduva is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Raduva as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Raduva from other places

Raduva lies about 24 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 83 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 Raduva
District headquarters Chamoli 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Pokhari 34 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 34 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 83 km

Villages closest to Raduva

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raduva village had a population of 646. That makes it the 12th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Raduva village has 324 males and 322 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raduva has about 994 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 1152.

The pincode recorded for Raduva is 246473. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raduva covers 144.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raduva falls under Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Raduva is Kotdwara, about 83 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Raduva.

Raduva is about 24 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raduva is in Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district. Chamoli is about 24 km away. Pokhari is about 34 km away. Srīnagar is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paduli (2.3 km), Bamoth (3.5 km) and Sarmola (5.9 km).

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

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