About Raigaon Village

Raigaon is a small village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 165, made up of 75 males and 90 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,200 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246455, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raigaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raigaon village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Tehsil	Tharali
Pincode	246455
Area (hectares)	33.05 hectares
Population	165
Male Population	75
Female Population	90
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,200
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 Raigaon compares

By the 2011 count Raigaon is the 171st largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 33.05 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Raigaon

Raigaon is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Raigaon 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 Raigaon from other places

Raigaon lies about 28 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 90 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 Raigaon
Tehsil headquarters	Tharali	16 km
District headquarters	Chamoli	28 km
Nearest town	Srīnagar	60 km
Nearest railway station	Ramnagar	90 km

Villages closest to Raigaon

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

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Common questions about Raigaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Raigaon village had a population of 165. That makes it the 171st largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Raigaon village has 75 males and 90 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raigaon has about 1200 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Raigaon is 246455. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raigaon covers 33.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raigaon falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Raigaon is Ramnagar, about 90 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 Raigaon.

Raigaon is about 28 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raigaon is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Tharali is about 16 km away. Chamoli is about 28 km away. Srīnagar is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.