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About Raniyas Village

Raniyas is a small village in THALISAIN tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 169, made up of 76 males and 93 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,224 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246285, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raniyas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raniyas village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil THALISAIN
Pincode 246285
Area (hectares) 49.74 hectares
Population 169
Male Population 76
Female Population 93
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,224
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 Raniyas compares

By the 2011 count Raniyas is the 188th largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 49.74 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 1285.

Getting to Raniyas

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

Raniyas lies about 55 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 65 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 Raniyas
Tehsil headquarters THALISAIN 10 km
Nearest town Pauri 40 km
District headquarters Garhwal 55 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 65 km

Villages closest to Raniyas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raniyas village had a population of 169. That makes it the 188th largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Raniyas village has 76 males and 93 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raniyas has about 1224 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1285.

The pincode recorded for Raniyas is 246285. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raniyas covers 49.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raniyas falls under THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Raniyas is Kotdwara, about 65 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Raniyas.

Raniyas is about 55 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raniyas is in THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district. THALISAIN is about 10 km away. Pauri is about 40 km away. Garhwal is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Massou (under 2 km), Jandriya Talla (under 2 km) and Maikholi (under 2 km).

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

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