About Rikhakot Village

Rikhakot is a small village in Dhari tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 479, made up of 270 males and 209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 774 females per 1000 males. The village covers 200.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263157, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rikhakot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rikhakot village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Nainital
Tehsil	Dhari
Pincode	263157
Area (hectares)	200.74 hectares
Population	479
Male Population	270
Female Population	209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	774
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 Rikhakot compares

By the 2011 count Rikhakot is the 64th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 511 residents. Its 200.74 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Rikhakot

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

Rikhakot lies about 133 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 24 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 Rikhakot
Nearest town	Tehri	16 km
Nearest railway station	Rishikesh	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhari	34 km
District headquarters	Nainital	133 km

Villages closest to Rikhakot

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

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Common questions about Rikhakot

As per the Census of India 2011, Rikhakot village had a population of 479. That makes it the 64th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 511 residents.

Rikhakot village has 270 males and 209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rikhakot has about 774 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Rikhakot is 263157. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rikhakot covers 200.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rikhakot falls under Dhari tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Rikhakot is Rishikesh, about 24 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 Rikhakot.

Rikhakot is about 133 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rikhakot is in Dhari tehsil of Nainital district. Tehri is about 16 km away. Rishikesh is about 24 km away. Dhari is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.