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About Raira Village

Raira is a small village in Satpuli tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 125, made up of 46 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,717 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246172, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raira village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Satpuli
Pincode 246172
Area (hectares) 94.76 hectares
Population 125
Male Population 46
Female Population 79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,717
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raira compares

By the 2011 count Raira is the 84th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 132 residents. Its 94.76 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 1227.

Getting to Raira

Raira is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Raira as Available within 10+ 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 Raira from other places

Raira lies about 20 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 31 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 Raira
Tehsil headquarters Satpuli 7.5 km
District headquarters Garhwal 20 km
Nearest town Pauri 28 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 31 km

Villages closest to Raira

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raira village had a population of 125. That makes it the 84th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 132 residents.

Raira village has 46 males and 79 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raira has about 1717 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1227.

The pincode recorded for Raira is 246172. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raira covers 94.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Raira falls under Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Raira is Kotdwara, about 31 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 <5 km distance for Raira.

Raira is about 20 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raira is in Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district. Satpuli is about 7.5 km away. Garhwal is about 20 km away. Pauri is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amotha Saira (under 2 km), Chamdal (1.9 km) and Kimoli Malli (2.1 km).

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

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