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About Rail Village

Rail is a small village in Ukhimath tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 71, made up of 39 males and 32 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 821 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246471, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rail Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rail village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Ukhimath
Pincode 246471
Area (hectares) 23.59 hectares
Population 71
Male Population 39
Female Population 32
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 821
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rail compares

By the 2011 count Rail is the 188th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 369 residents. Its 23.59 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1076.

Getting to Rail

Rail is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rail as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Phegu, Pillu, Pothiwasa and Rabigram. 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.

Common questions about Rail

As per the Census of India 2011, Rail village had a population of 71. That makes it the 188th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 369 residents.

Rail village has 39 males and 32 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rail has about 821 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1076.

The pincode recorded for Rail is 246471. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rail covers 23.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rail falls under Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Rail notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Rail.

Rail is in Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag 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.

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

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