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About Rawat Gaon Village

Rawat Gaon is a mid sized village in Pratapnagar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 563, made up of 244 males and 319 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,307 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rawat Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rawat Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Pratapnagar
Pincode 249165
Area (hectares) 156.19 hectares
Population 563
Male Population 244
Female Population 319
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,307
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rawat Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Rawat Gaon is the 54th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 504 residents. Its 156.19 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1142.

Getting to Rawat Gaon

Rawat Gaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rawat Gaon as Available within village. 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 Rawat Gaon from other places

Rawat Gaon lies about 27 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 59 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 Rawat Gaon
Tehsil headquarters Pratapnagar 26 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 27 km
Nearest town Tehri 27 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 59 km

Villages closest to Rawat Gaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rawat Gaon village had a population of 563. That makes it the 54th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 504 residents.

Rawat Gaon village has 244 males and 319 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rawat Gaon has about 1307 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1142.

The pincode recorded for Rawat Gaon is 249165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rawat Gaon covers 156.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rawat Gaon falls under Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Rawat Gaon is Rishikesh, about 59 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rawat Gaon.

Rawat Gaon is about 27 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rawat Gaon is in Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Pratapnagar is about 26 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 27 km away. Tehri is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Cheniyali Sera (2.8 km), Pokhariyal Gaon (4.2 km) and Jemunda Chak (9.0 km).

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

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