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About Naini Village

Naini is a small village in Gairsain tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 377, made up of 163 males and 214 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,313 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246486, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Naini Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naini village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Gairsain
Pincode 246486
Area (hectares) 60.6 hectares
Population 377
Male Population 163
Female Population 214
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,313
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 Naini compares

By the 2011 count Naini is the 57th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 284 residents. Its 60.6 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1219.

Getting to Naini

Naini is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Naini 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 Naini from other places

Naini lies about 31 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 84 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 Naini
Tehsil headquarters Gairsain 9.1 km
District headquarters Chamoli 31 km
Nearest town Pauri 55 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 84 km

Villages closest to Naini

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 Naini

As per the Census of India 2011, Naini village had a population of 377. That makes it the 57th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 284 residents.

Naini village has 163 males and 214 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naini has about 1313 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1219.

The pincode recorded for Naini is 246486. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Naini covers 60.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Naini falls under Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Naini is Ramnagar, about 84 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 Naini.

Naini is about 31 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Naini is in Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district. Gairsain is about 9.1 km away. Chamoli is about 31 km away. Pauri is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bair Bagar (1.9 km), Haragarh (1.9 km) and Kulagar (1.9 km).

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

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