About Raithal Village

Raithal is a mid sized village in Bhatwari tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,005, made up of 501 males and 504 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 375.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raithal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raithal village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Uttarkashi
Tehsil	Bhatwari
Pincode	249135
Area (hectares)	375.07 hectares
Population	1,005
Male Population	501
Female Population	504
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,006
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Raithal compares

By the 2011 count Raithal is the 13th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 578 residents. Its 375.07 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Raithal

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

Raithal lies about 18 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 78 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 Raithal
Tehsil headquarters	Bhatwari	2.1 km
District headquarters	Uttarkashi	18 km
Nearest town	Tehri	49 km
Nearest railway station	Dehradun	78 km

Villages closest to Raithal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhatwari 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 Raithal

As per the Census of India 2011, Raithal village had a population of 1,005. That makes it the 13th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 578 residents.

Raithal village has 501 males and 504 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raithal has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Raithal is 249135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raithal covers 375.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raithal falls under Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Raithal is Dehradun, about 78 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 village for Raithal.

Raithal is about 18 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raithal is in Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Bhatwari is about 2.1 km away. Uttarkashi is about 18 km away. Tehri is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.