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About Nauna Village

Nauna is a small village in Gairsain tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 63, made up of 28 males and 35 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,250 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246440, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nauna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nauna village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Gairsain
Pincode 246440
Area (hectares) 77.61 hectares
Population 63
Male Population 28
Female Population 35
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,250
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 Nauna compares

By the 2011 count Nauna is the 188th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 284 residents. Its 77.61 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1219.

Getting to Nauna

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

Nauna lies about 28 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 82 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 Nauna
Tehsil headquarters Gairsain 15 km
District headquarters Chamoli 28 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 41 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 82 km

Villages closest to Nauna

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 Nauna

As per the Census of India 2011, Nauna village had a population of 63. That makes it the 188th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 284 residents.

Nauna village has 28 males and 35 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nauna has about 1250 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1219.

The pincode recorded for Nauna is 246440. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nauna covers 77.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nauna falls under Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Nauna is Kotdwara, about 82 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 Nauna.

Nauna is about 28 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nauna is in Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district. Gairsain is about 15 km away. Chamoli is about 28 km away. Srīnagar is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haragaon (under 2 km), Nagali (under 2 km) and Bacchuwa Ban Talla (under 2 km).

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

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