About Rikhar Gaon Village

Rikhar Gaon is a small village in Chiniyalisaur tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 249, made up of 123 males and 126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rikhar Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rikhar Gaon village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Uttarkashi
Tehsil	Chiniyalisaur
Pincode	249152
Area (hectares)	16.63 hectares
Population	249
Male Population	123
Female Population	126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,024
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 Rikhar Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Rikhar Gaon is the 69th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 489 residents. Its 16.63 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Rikhar Gaon

Rikhar Gaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rikhar Gaon 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 Rikhar Gaon from other places

Rikhar Gaon lies about 24 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 42 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 Rikhar Gaon
Tehsil headquarters	Chiniyalisaur	24 km
District headquarters	Uttarkashi	24 km
Nearest town	Mussoorie	26 km
Nearest railway station	Dehradun	42 km

Villages closest to Rikhar Gaon

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.

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Common questions about Rikhar Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Rikhar Gaon village had a population of 249. That makes it the 69th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 489 residents.

Rikhar Gaon village has 123 males and 126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rikhar Gaon has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Rikhar Gaon is 249152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rikhar Gaon covers 16.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rikhar Gaon falls under Chiniyalisaur tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Rikhar Gaon is Dehradun, about 42 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 Rikhar Gaon.

Rikhar Gaon is about 24 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rikhar Gaon is in Chiniyalisaur tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Chiniyalisaur is about 24 km away. Uttarkashi is about 24 km away. Mussoorie is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.