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About Riksal Village

Riksal is a mid sized village in THALISAIN tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 708, made up of 332 males and 376 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,133 females per 1000 males. The village covers 222.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246285, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Riksal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Riksal village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil THALISAIN
Pincode 246285
Area (hectares) 222.31 hectares
Population 708
Male Population 332
Female Population 376
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,133
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 Riksal compares

By the 2011 count Riksal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 222.31 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 Riksal

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

Riksal lies about 57 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 63 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 Riksal
Tehsil headquarters THALISAIN 15 km
Nearest town Pauri 45 km
District headquarters Garhwal 57 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 63 km

Villages closest to Riksal

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 Riksal

As per the Census of India 2011, Riksal village had a population of 708. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Riksal village has 332 males and 376 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Riksal has about 1133 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 Riksal is 246285. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Riksal covers 222.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Riksal falls under THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Riksal is Ramnagar, about 63 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 Riksal.

Riksal is about 57 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Riksal is in THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district. THALISAIN is about 15 km away. Pauri is about 45 km away. Garhwal is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gwalthi (under 2 km), Ghumeili Urf Pokhari (2.1 km) and Pokhari (2.1 km).

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

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