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About Rithur Village

Rithur is a small village in Chaubattakhal tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 40, made up of 20 males and 20 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rithur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rithur village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Chaubattakhal
Pincode 246131
Area (hectares) 19.7 hectares
Population 40
Male Population 20
Female Population 20
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rithur compares

By the 2011 count Rithur is the 189th largest of the 242 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 155 residents. Its 19.7 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1266.

Getting to Rithur

Rithur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rithur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Rithur from other places

Rithur lies about 39 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 50 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 Rithur
Tehsil headquarters Chaubattakhal 12 km
Nearest town Pauri 14 km
District headquarters Garhwal 39 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 50 km

Villages closest to Rithur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rithur village had a population of 40. That makes it the 189th largest of the 242 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 155 residents.

Rithur village has 20 males and 20 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rithur has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1266.

The pincode recorded for Rithur is 246131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rithur covers 19.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rithur falls under Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Rithur is Kotdwara, about 50 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rithur.

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

Rithur is in Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district. Chaubattakhal is about 12 km away. Pauri is about 14 km away. Garhwal is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aroli Talli (1.7 km), Chara Talla (1.7 km) and Dev Kendari Talli (1.7 km).

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

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