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About Raikot Kunwar Village

Raikot Kunwar is a mid sized village in Lohaghat tehsil, in the district of Champawat, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 871, made up of 438 males and 433 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262527, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raikot Kunwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raikot Kunwar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Champawat
Tehsil Lohaghat
Pincode 262527
Area (hectares) 180.23 hectares
Population 871
Male Population 438
Female Population 433
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
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 Raikot Kunwar compares

By the 2011 count Raikot Kunwar 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 180.23 hectares work out to about 4.8 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 Raikot Kunwar

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

Raikot Kunwar lies about 23 km from Champawat, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 31 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 Raikot Kunwar
District headquarters Champawat 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Lohaghat 24 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 31 km
Nearest town Almora 32 km

Villages closest to Raikot Kunwar

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 Raikot Kunwar

As per the Census of India 2011, Raikot Kunwar village had a population of 871. 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.

Raikot Kunwar village has 438 males and 433 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raikot Kunwar has about 989 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 Raikot Kunwar is 262527. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raikot Kunwar covers 180.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raikot Kunwar falls under Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Raikot Kunwar is Kathgodam, about 31 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 Raikot Kunwar.

Raikot Kunwar is about 23 km from Champawat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raikot Kunwar is in Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district. Champawat is about 23 km away. Lohaghat is about 24 km away. Kathgodam is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chelkot (under 2 km), Kalakot (under 2 km) and Kanakot (under 2 km).

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

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