About Aira Village

Aira is a small village in Joshimath tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 21, made up of 11 males and 10 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 9.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246472, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aira village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Tehsil	Joshimath
Pincode	246472
Area (hectares)	9.89 hectares
Population	21
Male Population	11
Female Population	10
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	909
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 Aira compares

By the 2011 count Aira is the 86th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 319 residents. Its 9.89 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Aira

Aira is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Aira 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 Aira from other places

Aira lies about 32 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 137 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 Aira
Tehsil headquarters	Joshimath	5.5 km
District headquarters	Chamoli	32 km
Nearest town	Srīnagar	88 km
Nearest railway station	Rishikesh	137 km

Villages closest to Aira

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Aira village had a population of 21. That makes it the 86th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 319 residents.

Aira village has 11 males and 10 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aira has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Aira is 246472. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aira covers 9.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Aira falls under Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Aira is Rishikesh, about 137 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 Aira.

Aira is about 32 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aira is in Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district. Joshimath is about 5.5 km away. Chamoli is about 32 km away. Srīnagar is about 88 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.