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About Rayal Gaon Village

Rayal Gaon is a small village in Devprayag tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8, made up of 5 males and 3 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 600 females per 1000 males. The village covers 11.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rayal Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rayal Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Devprayag
Pincode 249122
Area (hectares) 11.2 hectares
Population 8
Male Population 5
Female Population 3
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 600
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 Rayal Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Rayal Gaon is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 246 residents. Its 11.2 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1228.

Getting to Rayal Gaon

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

Rayal Gaon lies about 31 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 60 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 Rayal Gaon
Tehsil headquarters Devprayag 31 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 31 km
Nearest town Tehri 31 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 60 km

Villages closest to Rayal Gaon

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 Rayal Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Rayal Gaon village had a population of 8. 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.

Rayal Gaon village has 5 males and 3 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rayal Gaon has about 600 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 Rayal Gaon is 249122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rayal Gaon covers 11.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rayal Gaon falls under Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Rayal Gaon is Dehradun, about 60 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 Rayal Gaon.

Rayal Gaon is about 31 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rayal Gaon is in Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Devprayag is about 31 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 31 km away. Tehri is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palethi (2.7 km), Dansara (4.5 km) and Sarakyana (4.5 km).

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

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