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About Rivali Village

Rivali is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9, made up of 4 males and 5 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,250 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246167, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rivali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rivali village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246167
Area (hectares) 35.44 hectares
Population 9
Male Population 4
Female Population 5
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,250
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 Rivali compares

By the 2011 count Rivali is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 35.44 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Rivali

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

Rivali lies about 35 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 45 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 Rivali
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 7.4 km
District headquarters Garhwal 35 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 45 km

Villages closest to Rivali

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 Rivali

As per the Census of India 2011, Rivali village had a population of 9. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Rivali village has 4 males and 5 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rivali has about 1250 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1259.

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

Rivali covers 35.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rivali falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Rivali is Kotdwara, about 45 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 Rivali.

Rivali is about 35 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rivali is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about 7.4 km away. Garhwal is about 35 km away. Kotdwara is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ali Laga Bhimli (under 2 km), Bajali (under 2 km) and Balibou (under 2 km).

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

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