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About Rajgarhi Village

Rajgarhi is a small village in Rajgarhi tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 398, made up of 203 males and 195 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249191, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajgarhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajgarhi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Rajgarhi
Pincode 249191
Area (hectares) 24.41 hectares
Population 398
Male Population 203
Female Population 195
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rajgarhi compares

By the 2011 count Rajgarhi is the 57th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 353 residents. Its 24.41 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Rajgarhi

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

Rajgarhi lies about 22 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 62 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 Rajgarhi
District headquarters Uttarkashi 22 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 47 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 62 km

Villages closest to Rajgarhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajgarhi village had a population of 398. That makes it the 57th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 353 residents.

Rajgarhi village has 203 males and 195 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajgarhi has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Rajgarhi is 249191. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajgarhi covers 24.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rajgarhi falls under Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Rajgarhi is Dehradun, about 62 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 Rajgarhi.

Rajgarhi is about 22 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajgarhi is in Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Uttarkashi is about 22 km away. Mussoorie is about 47 km away. Dehradun is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagargaon (under 2 km), Than (under 2 km) and Syalab (1.7 km).

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

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