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About Rautal Village

Rautal is a mid sized village in Chiniyalisaur tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 784, made up of 367 males and 417 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,136 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 241996, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rautal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rautal village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Chiniyalisaur
Pincode 241996
Area (hectares) 169.62 hectares
Population 784
Male Population 367
Female Population 417
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,136
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rautal compares

By the 2011 count Rautal is the 13th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 489 residents. Its 169.62 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Rautal

Rautal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rautal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Rautal from other places

Rautal lies about 16 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 44 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 Rautal
Tehsil headquarters Chiniyalisaur 16 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 16 km
Nearest town Tehri 28 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 44 km

Villages closest to Rautal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rautal village had a population of 784. That makes it the 13th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 489 residents.

Rautal village has 367 males and 417 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rautal has about 1136 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Rautal is 241996. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rautal covers 169.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rautal falls under Chiniyalisaur tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Rautal is Dehradun, about 44 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 5 - 10 km distance for Rautal.

Rautal is about 16 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rautal is in Chiniyalisaur tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Chiniyalisaur is about 16 km away. Uttarkashi is about 16 km away. Tehri 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 Adni (under 2 km), Bankot (under 2 km) and Kot (under 2 km).

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

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