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About Urai Village

Urai is a mid sized village in Brahmaur tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 553, made up of 270 males and 283 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 354 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176324, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Urai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Urai village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Brahmaur
Pincode 176324
Area (hectares) 354 hectares
Population 553
Male Population 270
Female Population 283
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,048
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Urai compares

By the 2011 count Urai is the 20th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 500 residents. Its 354 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Urai

Urai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Urai as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Urai from other places

Urai lies about 61 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Baijnath Paprola, about 25 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 Urai
Tehsil headquarters Brahmaur 23 km
Nearest railway station Baijnath Paprola 25 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 34 km
District headquarters Chamba 61 km

Villages closest to Urai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Brahmaur 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 Urai

As per the Census of India 2011, Urai village had a population of 553. That makes it the 20th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 500 residents.

Urai village has 270 males and 283 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Urai has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Urai is 176324. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Urai covers 354 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.

Urai falls under Brahmaur tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Urai is Baijnath Paprola, about 25 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Urai.

Urai is about 61 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Urai is in Brahmaur tehsil of Chamba district. Brahmaur is about 23 km away. Baijnath Paprola is about 25 km away. Dharamsala is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhar Jhulki (16 km), Dhar Ranki (16 km) and R F Sua (20 km).

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

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