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About Rigwar Gaon Village

Rigwar Gaon is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 43, made up of 17 males and 26 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,529 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246167, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rigwar Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rigwar Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246167
Area (hectares) 61.08 hectares
Population 43
Male Population 17
Female Population 26
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,529
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 Rigwar Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Rigwar Gaon is the 491st largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 61.08 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Rigwar Gaon

Rigwar Gaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rigwar Gaon 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 Rigwar Gaon from other places

Rigwar Gaon lies about 43 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 54 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 Rigwar Gaon
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 6.6 km
District headquarters Garhwal 43 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 54 km

Villages closest to Rigwar Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pauri 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 Rigwar Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Rigwar Gaon village had a population of 43. That makes it the 491st largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Rigwar Gaon village has 17 males and 26 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rigwar Gaon has about 1529 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Rigwar Gaon is 246167. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rigwar Gaon covers 61.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rigwar Gaon falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Rigwar Gaon is Kotdwara, about 54 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 Rigwar Gaon.

Rigwar Gaon is about 43 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rigwar Gaon is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about 6.6 km away. Garhwal is about 43 km away. Kotdwara is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gagwara (under 2 km), Gawar (under 2 km) and Bhati Gaon (under 2 km).

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

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