About Maikholi Village

Maikholi is a mid sized village in Gairsain tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 634, made up of 287 males and 347 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,209 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246431, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maikholi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maikholi village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Tehsil	Gairsain
Pincode	246431
Area (hectares)	212.79 hectares
Population	634
Male Population	287
Female Population	347
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,209
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Maikholi compares

By the 2011 count Maikholi is the 20th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 284 residents. Its 212.79 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1219.

Getting to Maikholi

Maikholi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Maikholi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Maikholi from other places

Maikholi lies about 46 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 69 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 Maikholi
Tehsil headquarters	Gairsain	7.5 km
District headquarters	Chamoli	46 km
Nearest town	Pauri	54 km
Nearest railway station	Ramnagar	69 km

Villages closest to Maikholi

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.

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Common questions about Maikholi

As per the Census of India 2011, Maikholi village had a population of 634. That makes it the 20th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 284 residents.

Maikholi village has 287 males and 347 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maikholi has about 1209 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1219.

The pincode recorded for Maikholi is 246431. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maikholi covers 212.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maikholi falls under Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Maikholi is Ramnagar, about 69 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Maikholi.

Maikholi is about 46 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maikholi is in Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district. Gairsain is about 7.5 km away. Chamoli is about 46 km away. Pauri is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.