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About Rakarthal Village

Rakarthal is a small village in Didihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 26, made up of 10 males and 16 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,600 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262552, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rakarthal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rakarthal village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Didihat
Pincode 262552
Area (hectares) 18.08 hectares
Population 26
Male Population 10
Female Population 16
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,600
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 Rakarthal compares

By the 2011 count Rakarthal is the 325th largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 207 residents. Its 18.08 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 1103.

Getting to Rakarthal

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

Rakarthal lies about 28 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, 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 Rakarthal
Tehsil headquarters Didihat 14 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 28 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 28 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 84 km

Villages closest to Rakarthal

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 Rakarthal

As per the Census of India 2011, Rakarthal village had a population of 26. That makes it the 325th largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 207 residents.

Rakarthal village has 10 males and 16 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rakarthal has about 1600 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1103.

The pincode recorded for Rakarthal is 262552. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rakarthal covers 18.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rakarthal falls under Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Rakarthal is Tanakpur, 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 Rakarthal.

Rakarthal 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.

Rakarthal is in Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Didihat is about 14 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 Bhumiyathal (under 2 km), Panthali (under 2 km) and Thal Gaon (under 2 km).

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

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