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About Ruina Thal Village

Ruina Thal is a small village in Berinag tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 232, made up of 114 males and 118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262531, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ruina Thal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ruina Thal village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Berinag
Pincode 262531
Area (hectares) 55.53 hectares
Population 232
Male Population 114
Female Population 118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
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 Ruina Thal compares

By the 2011 count Ruina Thal is the 65th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 183 residents. Its 55.53 hectares work out to about 4.2 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 1140.

Getting to Ruina Thal

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

Ruina Thal lies about 28 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 84 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 Ruina Thal
Tehsil headquarters Berinag 6.6 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 28 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 28 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 84 km

Villages closest to Ruina Thal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Berinag 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 Ruina Thal

As per the Census of India 2011, Ruina Thal village had a population of 232. That makes it the 65th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 183 residents.

Ruina Thal village has 114 males and 118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ruina Thal has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1140.

The pincode recorded for Ruina Thal is 262531. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ruina Thal covers 55.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ruina Thal falls under Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Ruina Thal is Kathgodam, about 84 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 Ruina Thal.

Ruina Thal is about 28 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ruina Thal is in Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Berinag is about 6.6 km away. Pithoragarh is about 28 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dugri Lagga Jagthali (under 2 km), Gothal Gaon (under 2 km) and Jagthali (under 2 km).

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

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