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About Rait Gaon Village

Rait Gaon is a small village in Ghansali tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 53, made up of 25 males and 28 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,120 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rait Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rait Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Ghansali
Pincode 249155
Area (hectares) 3.76 hectares
Population 53
Male Population 25
Female Population 28
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,120
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 Rait Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Rait Gaon is the 260th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 420 residents. Its 3.76 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1240.

Getting to Rait Gaon

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

Rait Gaon lies about 68 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 27 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 Rait Gaon
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 27 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghansali 28 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 68 km

Villages closest to Rait Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghansali 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 Rait Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Rait Gaon village had a population of 53. That makes it the 260th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 420 residents.

Rait Gaon village has 25 males and 28 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rait Gaon has about 1120 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1240.

The pincode recorded for Rait Gaon is 249155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rait Gaon covers 3.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rait Gaon falls under Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Rait Gaon is Kotdwara, about 27 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 Rait Gaon.

Rait Gaon is about 68 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rait Gaon is in Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Kotdwara is about 27 km away. Kotdwāra is about 27 km away. Ghansali is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhald Gaon Urf Amarshar Panura (under 2 km), Muyal Gaon May Goriya (under 2 km) and Saman Gaon (2.2 km).

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

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