About Raigu Village

Raigu is a small village in Ukhimath tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 37, made up of 16 males and 21 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,312 females per 1000 males. The village covers 15.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246425, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raigu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raigu village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Rudraprayag
Tehsil	Ukhimath
Pincode	246425
Area (hectares)	15.74 hectares
Population	37
Male Population	16
Female Population	21
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,312
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 Raigu compares

By the 2011 count Raigu is the 201st largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 369 residents. Its 15.74 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1076.

Getting to Raigu

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

Raigu lies about 19 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 85 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 Raigu
Tehsil headquarters	Ukhimath	9.0 km
District headquarters	Rudraprayag	19 km
Nearest town	Srīnagar	37 km
Nearest railway station	Rishikesh	85 km

Villages closest to Raigu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raigu village had a population of 37. That makes it the 201st largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 369 residents.

Raigu village has 16 males and 21 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raigu has about 1312 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1076.

The pincode recorded for Raigu is 246425. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raigu covers 15.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raigu falls under Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Raigu is Rishikesh, about 85 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 Raigu.

Raigu is about 19 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raigu is in Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Ukhimath is about 9.0 km away. Rudraprayag is about 19 km away. Srīnagar is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.