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About Airoli Village

Airoli is a small village in Gairsain tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 268, made up of 108 males and 160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,481 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246487, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Airoli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Airoli village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Gairsain
Pincode 246487
Area (hectares) 72.14 hectares
Population 268
Male Population 108
Female Population 160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,481
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 Airoli compares

By the 2011 count Airoli is the 87th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 284 residents. Its 72.14 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1219.

Getting to Airoli

Airoli is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Airoli 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 Airoli from other places

Airoli lies about 68 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 49 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 Airoli
Tehsil headquarters Gairsain 35 km
Nearest town Pauri 40 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 49 km
District headquarters Chamoli 68 km

Villages closest to Airoli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Airoli village had a population of 268. That makes it the 87th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 284 residents.

Airoli village has 108 males and 160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Airoli has about 1481 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1219.

The pincode recorded for Airoli is 246487. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Airoli covers 72.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Airoli falls under Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Airoli is Kotdwara, about 49 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 Airoli.

Airoli is about 68 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Airoli is in Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district. Gairsain is about 35 km away. Pauri is about 40 km away. Kotdwara is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malai (17 km), Danga Laga Pajyana (22 km) and Bhandari Khor (23 km).

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

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