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About Raithali Village

Raithali is a small village in Devprayag tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5, made up of 3 males and 2 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 667 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raithali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raithali village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Devprayag
Pincode 249126
Area (hectares) 1.8 hectares
Population 5
Male Population 3
Female Population 2
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 667
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raithali compares

By the 2011 count Raithali is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 246 residents. Its 1.8 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 1228.

Getting to Raithali

Raithali is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Raithali as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Raithali from other places

Raithali lies about 25 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 57 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 Raithali
Tehsil headquarters Devprayag 25 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 25 km
Nearest town Tehri 25 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 57 km

Villages closest to Raithali

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 Raithali

As per the Census of India 2011, Raithali village had a population of 5. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 246 residents.

Raithali village has 3 males and 2 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raithali has about 667 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1228.

The pincode recorded for Raithali is 249126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raithali covers 1.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Raithali is Rishikesh, about 57 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Raithali.

Raithali is about 25 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raithali is in Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Devprayag is about 25 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 25 km away. Tehri is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gorasali (under 2 km), Gugali (under 2 km) and Lwali (under 2 km).

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

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