About Raighaon Village

Raighaon is a mid sized village in Lohaghat tehsil, in the district of Champawat, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,257, made up of 619 males and 638 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 851.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262524, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raighaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raighaon village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Champawat
Tehsil	Lohaghat
Pincode	262524
Area (hectares)	851.22 hectares
Population	1,257
Male Population	619
Female Population	638
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,031
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 Raighaon compares

By the 2011 count Raighaon is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 298 residents. Its 851.22 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1057.

Getting to Raighaon

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

Raighaon lies about 25 km from Champawat, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 54 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 Raighaon
Tehsil headquarters	Lohaghat	18 km
Nearest town	Pithorāgarh	21 km
District headquarters	Champawat	25 km
Nearest railway station	Kathgodam	54 km

Villages closest to Raighaon

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.

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Common questions about Raighaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Raighaon village had a population of 1,257. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 298 residents.

Raighaon village has 619 males and 638 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raighaon has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1057.

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

Raighaon covers 851.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Raighaon falls under Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Raighaon is Kathgodam, about 54 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 Raighaon.

Raighaon is about 25 km from Champawat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raighaon is in Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district. Lohaghat is about 18 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 21 km away. Champawat is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.