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About Rokhra Village

Rokhra is a small village in THALISAIN tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 160, made up of 67 males and 93 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,388 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rokhra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rokhra village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil THALISAIN
Pincode 246130
Area (hectares) 135.9 hectares
Population 160
Male Population 67
Female Population 93
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,388
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rokhra compares

By the 2011 count Rokhra is the 200th largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 135.9 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 Rokhra

Rokhra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rokhra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Rokhra from other places

Rokhra lies about 32 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 43 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 Rokhra
Tehsil headquarters THALISAIN 17 km
Nearest town Pauri 30 km
District headquarters Garhwal 32 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 43 km

Villages closest to Rokhra

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 Rokhra

As per the Census of India 2011, Rokhra village had a population of 160. That makes it the 200th largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Rokhra village has 67 males and 93 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rokhra has about 1388 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1285.

The pincode recorded for Rokhra is 246130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rokhra covers 135.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rokhra falls under THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Rokhra is Kotdwara, about 43 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Rokhra.

Rokhra is about 32 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rokhra is in THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district. THALISAIN is about 17 km away. Pauri is about 30 km away. Garhwal is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mail Dhar (2.9 km), Dan Kandaie (3.8 km) and Kandaile Or Kanduli (3.8 km).

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

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