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About Rei Village

Rei is a small village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 241, made up of 100 males and 141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,410 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246444, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rei Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rei village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Tharali
Pincode 246444
Area (hectares) 125.8 hectares
Population 241
Male Population 100
Female Population 141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,410
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 Rei compares

By the 2011 count Rei is the 123rd largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 125.8 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Rei

Rei is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rei 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 Rei from other places

Rei lies about 39 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 80 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 Rei
Tehsil headquarters Tharali 11 km
District headquarters Chamoli 39 km
Nearest town Almora 57 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 80 km

Villages closest to Rei

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.

Common questions about Rei

As per the Census of India 2011, Rei village had a population of 241. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Rei village has 100 males and 141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rei has about 1410 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Rei is 246444. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rei covers 125.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rei falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Rei is Ramnagar, about 80 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 Rei.

Rei 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.

Rei is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Tharali is about 11 km away. Chamoli is about 39 km away. Almora is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhijhoni (1.9 km), Jhinjholi (1.9 km) and Alkot (2.2 km).

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

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