About Rakar Village

Rakar is a small village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 16, made up of 7 males and 9 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,286 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rakar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rakar village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Pithoragarh
Tehsil	Gangolihat
Pincode	262522
Area (hectares)	45.93 hectares
Population	16
Male Population	7
Female Population	9
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,286
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 Rakar compares

By the 2011 count Rakar is the 289th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 45.93 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 Rakar

Rakar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rakar 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. The nearest villages by name are Pulai, Punauli, Quinar and Raitola. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about Rakar

As per the Census of India 2011, Rakar village had a population of 16. That makes it the 289th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Rakar village has 7 males and 9 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rakar has about 1286 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1159.

The pincode recorded for Rakar is 262522. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rakar covers 45.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rakar falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Rakar notes the nearest railway station 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 Rakar.

Rakar is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.