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About Ratkot Village

Ratkot is a small village in THALISAIN tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 162, made up of 62 males and 100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,613 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246276, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ratkot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratkot village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil THALISAIN
Pincode 246276
Area (hectares) 106.82 hectares
Population 162
Male Population 62
Female Population 100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,613
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 Ratkot compares

By the 2011 count Ratkot is the 195th largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 106.82 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 1285.

Getting to Ratkot

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

Ratkot lies about 40 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 51 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 Ratkot
Tehsil headquarters THALISAIN 14 km
Nearest town Pauri 37 km
District headquarters Garhwal 40 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 51 km

Villages closest to Ratkot

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 Ratkot

As per the Census of India 2011, Ratkot village had a population of 162. That makes it the 195th largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Ratkot village has 62 males and 100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratkot has about 1613 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1285.

The pincode recorded for Ratkot is 246276. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ratkot covers 106.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ratkot falls under THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Ratkot is Kotdwara, about 51 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 Ratkot.

Ratkot is about 40 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ratkot is in THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district. THALISAIN is about 14 km away. Pauri is about 37 km away. Garhwal is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khaldhar (under 2 km), Masi (under 2 km) and Bangar (under 2 km).

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

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