About Rikhaun Village

Rikhaun is a small village in Rajgarhi tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 178, made up of 90 males and 88 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249171, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rikhaun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rikhaun village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Uttarkashi
Tehsil	Rajgarhi
Pincode	249171
Area (hectares)	109.1 hectares
Population	178
Male Population	90
Female Population	88
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	978
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 Rikhaun compares

By the 2011 count Rikhaun is the 128th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 353 residents. Its 109.1 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. 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 Rikhaun

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

Rikhaun lies about 38 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 38 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 Rikhaun
Nearest town	Mussoorie	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rajgarhi	28 km
District headquarters	Uttarkashi	38 km
Nearest railway station	Dehradun	38 km

Villages closest to Rikhaun

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.

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Common questions about Rikhaun

As per the Census of India 2011, Rikhaun village had a population of 178. That makes it the 128th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 353 residents.

Rikhaun village has 90 males and 88 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rikhaun has about 978 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 Rikhaun is 249171. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rikhaun covers 109.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rikhaun falls under Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Rikhaun is Dehradun, about 38 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 Rikhaun.

Rikhaun is about 38 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rikhaun is in Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Mussoorie is about 22 km away. Rajgarhi is about 28 km away. Uttarkashi is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.