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About Setwari Village

Setwari is a small village in Rajgarhi tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 200, made up of 111 males and 89 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 802 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249171, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Setwari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Setwari village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Rajgarhi
Pincode 249171
Area (hectares) 109 hectares
Population 200
Male Population 111
Female Population 89
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 802
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Setwari compares

By the 2011 count Setwari is the 120th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 353 residents. Its 109 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Setwari

Setwari is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Setwari as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Setwari from other places

Setwari lies about 40 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 33 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 Setwari
Nearest town Mussoorie 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarhi 33 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 33 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 40 km

Villages closest to Setwari

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 Setwari

As per the Census of India 2011, Setwari village had a population of 200. That makes it the 120th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 353 residents.

Setwari village has 111 males and 89 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Setwari has about 802 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

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

Setwari covers 109 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Setwari falls under Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Setwari is Dehradun, about 33 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Setwari.

Setwari is about 40 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Setwari is in Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Mussoorie is about 17 km away. Rajgarhi is about 33 km away. Dehradun is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Diyari (under 2 km), Bhunar Gaon (under 2 km) and Matla (3.2 km).

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

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