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About Raul Village

Raul is a small village in Lohaghat tehsil, in the district of Champawat, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 140, made up of 71 males and 69 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262524, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raul village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Champawat
Tehsil Lohaghat
Pincode 262524
Area (hectares) 40.89 hectares
Population 140
Male Population 71
Female Population 69
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raul compares

By the 2011 count Raul is the 167th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 298 residents. Its 40.89 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 1057.

Getting to Raul

Raul is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Raul as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Raul from other places

Raul lies about 28 km from Champawat, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 52 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 Raul
Tehsil headquarters Lohaghat 22 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 24 km
District headquarters Champawat 28 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 52 km

Villages closest to Raul

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raul village had a population of 140. That makes it the 167th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 298 residents.

Raul village has 71 males and 69 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raul has about 972 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 1057.

The pincode recorded for Raul is 262524. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raul covers 40.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raul falls under Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Raul is Kathgodam, about 52 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 village for Raul.

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

Raul is in Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district. Lohaghat is about 22 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 24 km away. Champawat is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Buraula (under 2 km), Sirauli (under 2 km) and Bharoli (under 2 km).

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

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