About Rithayat Village

Rithayat is a mid sized village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 742, made up of 378 males and 364 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rithayat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rithayat village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Pithoragarh
Tehsil	Gangolihat
Pincode	262522
Area (hectares)	182.48 hectares
Population	742
Male Population	378
Female Population	364
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	963
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 Rithayat compares

By the 2011 count Rithayat is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 182.48 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1159.

Getting to Rithayat

Rithayat is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Rithayat 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 Rithayat from other places

Rithayat lies about 49 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 Rithayat
Nearest town	Almora	6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gangolihat	32 km
Nearest railway station	Kathgodam	44 km
District headquarters	Pithoragarh	49 km

Villages closest to Rithayat

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.

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Common questions about Rithayat

As per the Census of India 2011, Rithayat village had a population of 742. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Rithayat village has 378 males and 364 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rithayat has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1159.

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

Rithayat covers 182.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rithayat falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Rithayat 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Rithayat.

Rithayat is about 49 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rithayat is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Almora is about 6.7 km away. Gangolihat is about 32 km away. Kathgodam is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.