About Raikot Mahar Village

Raikot Mahar is a small village in Lohaghat tehsil, in the district of Champawat, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 364, made up of 185 males and 179 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 298.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262527, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raikot Mahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raikot Mahar village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Champawat
Tehsil	Lohaghat
Pincode	262527
Area (hectares)	298.28 hectares
Population	364
Male Population	185
Female Population	179
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	968
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Raikot Mahar compares

By the 2011 count Raikot Mahar is the 70th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 298 residents. Its 298.28 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. 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 Mahar

Raikot Mahar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Raikot Mahar as Available within village. 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 Raikot Mahar from other places

Raikot Mahar 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 Mahar
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 Mahar

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 Raikot Mahar

As per the Census of India 2011, Raikot Mahar village had a population of 364. That makes it the 70th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 298 residents.

Raikot Mahar village has 185 males and 179 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raikot Mahar has about 968 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 Mahar is 262527. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raikot Mahar covers 298.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Raikot Mahar 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Raikot Mahar.

Raikot Mahar 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 Mahar 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.