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About Rani Khet Village

Rani Khet is a mid sized village in Didihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 615, made up of 320 males and 295 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 340.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rani Khet Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rani Khet village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Didihat
Pincode 262551
Area (hectares) 340.02 hectares
Population 615
Male Population 320
Female Population 295
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rani Khet compares

By the 2011 count Rani Khet is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 207 residents. Its 340.02 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1103.

Getting to Rani Khet

Rani Khet is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Rani Khet as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Rani Khet from other places

Rani Khet lies about 30 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 88 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 Rani Khet
Tehsil headquarters Didihat 13 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 30 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 30 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 88 km

Villages closest to Rani Khet

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 Rani Khet

As per the Census of India 2011, Rani Khet village had a population of 615. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 207 residents.

Rani Khet village has 320 males and 295 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rani Khet has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1103.

The pincode recorded for Rani Khet is 262551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rani Khet covers 340.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rani Khet falls under Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Rani Khet is Tanakpur, about 88 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Rani Khet.

Rani Khet is about 30 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rani Khet is in Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Didihat is about 13 km away. Pithoragarh is about 30 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bastari (under 2 km), Naulia Gaon (1.6 km) and Bagjiwala (1.6 km).

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

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