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About Rikhwari Village

Rikhwari is a small village in Pokhari tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9, made up of 6 males and 3 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 500 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246446, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rikhwari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rikhwari village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Pokhari
Pincode 246446
Area (hectares) 20.44 hectares
Population 9
Male Population 6
Female Population 3
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 500
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 Rikhwari compares

By the 2011 count Rikhwari is the 127th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 20.44 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Rikhwari

Rikhwari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rikhwari 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 Rikhwari from other places

Rikhwari lies about 63 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 51 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 Rikhwari
Tehsil headquarters Pokhari 16 km
Nearest town Almora 48 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 51 km
District headquarters Chamoli 63 km

Villages closest to Rikhwari

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 Rikhwari

As per the Census of India 2011, Rikhwari village had a population of 9. That makes it the 127th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Rikhwari village has 6 males and 3 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rikhwari has about 500 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Rikhwari is 246446. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rikhwari covers 20.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rikhwari falls under Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Rikhwari is Ramnagar, about 51 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 Rikhwari.

Rikhwari is about 63 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rikhwari is in Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district. Pokhari is about 16 km away. Almora is about 48 km away. Ramnagar is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aitha Laga Jaurasi (5.3 km), Jaurasi (5.3 km) and Dungar (7.4 km).

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

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