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About Raitasi Village

Raitasi is a small village in Devprayag tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 282, made up of 135 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,089 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raitasi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raitasi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Devprayag
Pincode 249161
Area (hectares) 61.26 hectares
Population 282
Male Population 135
Female Population 147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,089
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 Raitasi compares

By the 2011 count Raitasi is the 104th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 246 residents. Its 61.26 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1228.

Getting to Raitasi

Raitasi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Raitasi 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 Raitasi from other places

Raitasi lies about 20 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 47 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 Raitasi
Nearest town Srīnagar 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Devprayag 20 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 20 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 47 km

Villages closest to Raitasi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raitasi village had a population of 282. That makes it the 104th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 246 residents.

Raitasi village has 135 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raitasi has about 1089 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1228.

The pincode recorded for Raitasi is 249161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raitasi covers 61.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raitasi falls under Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Raitasi is Rishikesh, about 47 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 Raitasi.

Raitasi is about 20 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raitasi is in Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Srīnagar is about 18 km away. Devprayag is about 20 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Choparya (under 2 km), Kothar (under 2 km) and Dagar (1.6 km).

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

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