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About Rin Village

Rin is a small village in Didihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 193, made up of 97 males and 96 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rin Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rin village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Didihat
Pincode 262501
Area (hectares) 93.28 hectares
Population 193
Male Population 97
Female Population 96
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rin compares

By the 2011 count Rin is the 131st largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 207 residents. Its 93.28 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1103.

Getting to Rin

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

Rin lies about 50 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 91 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 Rin
Tehsil headquarters Didihat 15 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 50 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 50 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 91 km

Villages closest to Rin

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rin village had a population of 193. That makes it the 131st largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 207 residents.

Rin village has 97 males and 96 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rin has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1103.

The pincode recorded for Rin is 262501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rin covers 93.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rin falls under Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Rin is Kathgodam, about 91 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 village for Rin.

Rin is about 50 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rin is in Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Didihat is about 15 km away. Pithoragarh is about 50 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baret (2.9 km), Turgoli (4.7 km) and Pasama (4.8 km).

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

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