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About Ratgariya Village

Ratgariya is a small village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 18, made up of 7 males and 11 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,571 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ratgariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ratgariya village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Gangolihat
Pincode 262522
Area (hectares) 3.24 hectares
Population 18
Male Population 7
Female Population 11
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,571
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 Ratgariya compares

By the 2011 count Ratgariya is the 285th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 3.24 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1159.

Getting to Ratgariya

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

Ratgariya lies about 28 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 68 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 Ratgariya
Tehsil headquarters Gangolihat 10 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 28 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 28 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 68 km

Villages closest to Ratgariya

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 Ratgariya

As per the Census of India 2011, Ratgariya village had a population of 18. That makes it the 285th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Ratgariya village has 7 males and 11 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ratgariya has about 1571 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1159.

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

Ratgariya covers 3.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ratgariya falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Ratgariya is Kathgodam, about 68 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 Ratgariya.

Ratgariya 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.

Ratgariya is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Gangolihat is about 10 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 Chaur Duroli (under 2 km), Tunda Chauri (under 2 km) and Golthi (under 2 km).

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

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