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About Rausal Village

Rausal is a small village in Lohaghat tehsil, in the district of Champawat, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 180, made up of 92 males and 88 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262524, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rausal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rausal village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Champawat
Tehsil Lohaghat
Pincode 262524
Area (hectares) 101.42 hectares
Population 180
Male Population 92
Female Population 88
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rausal compares

By the 2011 count Rausal is the 134th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 298 residents. Its 101.42 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 Rausal

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

Rausal lies about 32 km from Champawat, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 38 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 Rausal
Nearest town Almora 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Lohaghat 29 km
District headquarters Champawat 32 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 38 km

Villages closest to Rausal

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 Rausal

As per the Census of India 2011, Rausal village had a population of 180. That makes it the 134th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 298 residents.

Rausal village has 92 males and 88 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rausal has about 957 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 Rausal is 262524. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rausal covers 101.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rausal falls under Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Rausal is Kathgodam, about 38 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 Rausal.

Rausal is about 32 km from Champawat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rausal is in Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district. Almora is about 18 km away. Lohaghat is about 29 km away. Champawat is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sugar Khal (1.9 km), Bisrari (2.9 km) and Mirtoli (3.1 km).

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

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