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About Rugari Village

Rugari is a small village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 489, made up of 216 males and 273 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,264 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262532, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rugari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rugari village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Gangolihat
Pincode 262532
Area (hectares) 137.35 hectares
Population 489
Male Population 216
Female Population 273
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,264
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rugari compares

By the 2011 count Rugari is the 34th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 137.35 hectares work out to about 3.6 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 Rugari

Rugari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rugari as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Rugari from other places

Rugari lies about 38 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 38 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 Rugari
Nearest town Almora 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangolihat 27 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 38 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 38 km

Villages closest to Rugari

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 Rugari

As per the Census of India 2011, Rugari village had a population of 489. That makes it the 34th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Rugari village has 216 males and 273 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rugari has about 1264 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1159.

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

Rugari covers 137.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rugari falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Rugari is Kathgodam, about 38 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rugari.

Rugari is about 38 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rugari is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Almora is about 20 km away. Gangolihat is about 27 km away. Pithoragarh is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sugari (under 2 km), Syunari (2.0 km) and Thatholi (3.1 km).

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

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