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About Rastari Village

Rastari is a small village in Rajgarhi tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 145, made up of 73 males and 72 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249171, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rastari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rastari village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Rajgarhi
Pincode 249171
Area (hectares) 48.57 hectares
Population 145
Male Population 73
Female Population 72
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
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 Rastari compares

By the 2011 count Rastari is the 138th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 353 residents. Its 48.57 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Rastari

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

Rastari lies about 2.8 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 61 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 Rastari
District headquarters Uttarkashi 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarhi 25 km
Nearest town Tehri 36 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 61 km

Villages closest to Rastari

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 Rastari

As per the Census of India 2011, Rastari village had a population of 145. That makes it the 138th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 353 residents.

Rastari village has 73 males and 72 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rastari has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Rastari is 249171. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rastari covers 48.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rastari falls under Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Rastari is Dehradun, about 61 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 Rastari.

Rastari is about 2.8 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rastari is in Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Uttarkashi is about 2.8 km away. Rajgarhi is about 25 km away. Tehri is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sara (1.5 km), Kotiyal Gaon (2.2 km) and Paletha (3.3 km).

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

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