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Rait

Someshwar mandal
Pincode 263637
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LGD code
53315
Pincode
263637
Post office
Someshwar
Population
411
Households
104
Literacy rate
69.8%
Sex ratio
1322 ♀/1000♂
Workers
125
Distance to district centre
16 km
Distance to mandal centre
5 km
Distance to Dehradun
161 km
Distance to Delhi
266 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Rait compares

By population, Rait ranks #35 of 150 villages in Someshwar mandal.

Literacy rate
%
69.8%
+1.4% vs mandal average
Rait
69.8%
Someshwar mandal
68.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,322
+110 vs mandal average
Rait
1,322
Someshwar mandal
1,212
Household size
people per home
4.0
−0.2 vs mandal average
Rait
4.0
Someshwar mandal
4.2

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

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Rait at a glance

Rait is a village of 411 people in 104 households (Census 2011) in Someshwar tehsil, Almora district, Uttarakhand, the 35th-largest of 150 villages in Someshwar tehsil. Literacy is 70%, 1 points above the tehsil average, and the sex ratio is 1,322 women per 1,000 men. It lies 16 km from the Almora district centre, 17 km from Kafara, the nearest town (straight-line distances). The pincode is 263637, served by Someshwar post office; the LGD village code is 53315. The village votes in Someshwar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rekha Arya. The population is estimated at 485 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Rait

Key facts — Rait

LGD code
53315
Pincode
263637
Post office
Someshwar
Population (Census 2011)
411
Population (projected 2026)
485
Households
104
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1322
Literacy rate
69.8%
Coordinates
29.78997°N, 79.59337°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Almora
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Someshwar
Member of Parliament
Ajay Tamta
Member of Legislative Assembly
Rekha Arya
Block / Mandal
Someshwar
Getting there

How to reach Rait

Mandal centre
Someshwar · ≈ 5.3 km
≈ 11 min by car · 13 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Almora · ≈ 16 km
≈ 33 min by car · 39 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,387 people
Kafara · ≈ 17 km
≈ 36 min by car · 42 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun161 kmcapital
  • Delhi266 km
  • Kolkata1187 km
  • Mumbai1371 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Rait

1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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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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