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Ruwal

रुवाल
Bhanoli mandal
Pincode 263622
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LGD code
53653
Pincode
263622
Post office
Dania
Population
246
Households
53
Literacy rate
66.7%
Sex ratio
1216 ♀/1000♂
Workers
128
Distance to district centre
51 km
Distance to mandal centre
15 km
Distance to Dehradun
201 km
Distance to Delhi
285 km
Nearest railway station
Kathgodam · 49 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Naini · 10 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Ruwal compares

By population, Ruwal ranks #64 of 195 villages in Bhanoli mandal.

Literacy rate
%
66.7%
+4.7% vs mandal average
Ruwal
66.7%
Bhanoli mandal
62.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,216
+73 vs mandal average
Ruwal
1,216
Bhanoli mandal
1,143
Household size
people per home
4.6
−0.2 vs mandal average
Ruwal
4.6
Bhanoli mandal
4.8

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Ruwal at a glance

Ruwal is a village of 246 people in 53 households (Census 2011) in Bhanoli tehsil, Almora district, Uttarakhand, the 64th-largest of 195 villages in Bhanoli tehsil. Literacy is 67%, 5 points above the tehsil average, and the sex ratio is 1,216 women per 1,000 men. It lies 51 km from the Almora district centre, 51 km from Kafara, the nearest town, 49 km from Kathgodam railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 263622, served by Dania post office; the LGD village code is 53653. The nearest hospital or health centre is Naini, 10 km away. The village votes in Almora assembly constituency, represented by MLA Manoj Tewari.

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Key facts — Ruwal

LGD code
53653
Pincode
263622
Post office
Dania
Population (Census 2011)
246
Population (projected 2026)
290
Households
53
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1216
Literacy rate
66.7%
Coordinates
29.56144°N, 79.92953°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Almora
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Almora
Member of Parliament
Ajay Tamta
Member of Legislative Assembly
Manoj Tewari
Block / Mandal
Bhanoli
Getting there

How to reach Ruwal

Mandal centre
Bhanoli · ≈ 15 km
≈ 31 min by car · 37 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Almora · ≈ 51 km
≈ 1 h 45 min by car · 2 h 5 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,387 people
Kafara · ≈ 51 km
≈ 1 h 45 min by car · 2 h 5 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun201 kmcapital
  • Delhi285 km
  • Kolkata1145 km
  • Hyderabad1362 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKathgodam49 km
  • Hospital / PHCNaini10 km
  • ATM / bankHDFC Bank33 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil27 km
  • CollegeGovernment Degree College, Kanda28 km
  • Police stationThana Bhimtal43 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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