About Rikhar Village

Rikhar is a small village in Chakrata tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 489, made up of 251 males and 238 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rikhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rikhar village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Dehradun
Tehsil	Chakrata
Pincode	248123
Area (hectares)	180.33 hectares
Population	489
Male Population	251
Female Population	238
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	948
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 Rikhar compares

By the 2011 count Rikhar is the 27th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 401 residents. Its 180.33 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Rikhar

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

Rikhar lies about 39 km from Dehradun. 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 Rikhar
Tehsil headquarters	Chakrata	6.0 km
Nearest town	Mussoorie	28 km
District headquarters	Dehradun	39 km

Villages closest to Rikhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rikhar village had a population of 489. That makes it the 27th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 401 residents.

Rikhar village has 251 males and 238 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rikhar has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Rikhar is 248123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rikhar covers 180.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rikhar falls under Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Rikhar notes the nearest railway station 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 Rikhar.

Rikhar is about 39 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rikhar is in Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district. Chakrata is about 6.0 km away. Mussoorie is about 28 km away. Dehradun is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.