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About Naini Village

Naini is a small village in Karnaprayag tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 259, made up of 127 males and 132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246429, 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 Karnaprayag
Pincode 246429
Area (hectares) 108.18 hectares
Population 259
Male Population 127
Female Population 132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,039
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ 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 47th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 184 residents. Its 108.18 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1199.

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 10+ 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 25 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 81 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 Karnaprayag 19 km
District headquarters Chamoli 25 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 33 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 81 km

Villages closest to Naini

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 Naini

As per the Census of India 2011, Naini village had a population of 259. That makes it the 47th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 184 residents.

Naini village has 127 males and 132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naini has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1199.

The pincode recorded for Naini is 246429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Naini covers 108.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Naini falls under Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Naini is Rishikesh, about 81 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 <5 km distance for Naini.

Naini is about 25 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 Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district. Karnaprayag is about 19 km away. Chamoli is about 25 km away. Srīnagar is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagara (4.1 km), Chhatauli (4.5 km) and Phala (4.8 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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