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About Raitoli Village

Raitoli is a small village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 34, made up of 12 males and 22 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262532, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raitoli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raitoli village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Gangolihat
Pincode 262532
Area (hectares) 92.52 hectares
Population 34
Male Population 12
Female Population 22
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,833
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 Raitoli compares

By the 2011 count Raitoli is the 260th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 92.52 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 1159.

Getting to Raitoli

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

Raitoli lies about 29 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 44 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 Raitoli
Tehsil headquarters Gangolihat 22 km
Nearest town Almora 29 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 29 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 44 km

Villages closest to Raitoli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raitoli village had a population of 34. That makes it the 260th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Raitoli village has 12 males and 22 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raitoli has about 1833 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1159.

The pincode recorded for Raitoli is 262532. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raitoli covers 92.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Raitoli falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Raitoli is Kathgodam, about 44 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 Raitoli.

Raitoli is about 29 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raitoli is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Gangolihat is about 22 km away. Almora is about 29 km away. Pithoragarh is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bataka Toli (under 2 km), Kunlta Chak Saintoli (under 2 km) and Paintoli (under 2 km).

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

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