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About Mauna Village

Mauna is a small village in Karnaprayag tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 215, made up of 111 males and 104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246446, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mauna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mauna village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Karnaprayag
Pincode 246446
Area (hectares) 77.86 hectares
Population 215
Male Population 111
Female Population 104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
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 Mauna compares

By the 2011 count Mauna is the 58th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 184 residents. Its 77.86 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1199.

Getting to Mauna

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

Mauna lies about 28 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 87 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 Mauna
Tehsil headquarters Karnaprayag 18 km
District headquarters Chamoli 28 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 55 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 87 km

Villages closest to Mauna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mauna village had a population of 215. That makes it the 58th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 184 residents.

Mauna village has 111 males and 104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mauna has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1199.

The pincode recorded for Mauna is 246446. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mauna covers 77.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mauna falls under Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Mauna is Ramnagar, about 87 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 Mauna.

Mauna 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.

Mauna is in Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district. Karnaprayag is about 18 km away. Chamoli is about 28 km away. Srīnagar 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 Raing Gaon (4.7 km), Siri (4.8 km) and Chula (5.5 km).

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

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