About Raragar Village

Raragar is a small village in Devprayag tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 290, made up of 135 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,148 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raragar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raragar village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil	Devprayag
Pincode	249161
Area (hectares)	16.99 hectares
Population	290
Male Population	135
Female Population	155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,148
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Raragar compares

By the 2011 count Raragar is the 101st largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 246 residents. Its 16.99 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1228.

Getting to Raragar

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

Raragar lies about 24 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 13 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 Raragar
Nearest town	Rishīkesh	13 km
Nearest railway station	Rishikesh	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Devprayag	24 km
District headquarters	Tehri Garhwal	24 km

Villages closest to Raragar

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.

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Common questions about Raragar

As per the Census of India 2011, Raragar village had a population of 290. That makes it the 101st largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 246 residents.

Raragar village has 135 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raragar has about 1148 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 Raragar is 249161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raragar covers 16.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Raragar is Rishikesh, about 13 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 10+ km distance for Raragar.

Raragar is about 24 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raragar is in Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Rishīkesh is about 13 km away. Rishikesh is about 13 km away. Devprayag is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.