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About Airas Village

Airas is a small village in Pokhari tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 330, made up of 161 males and 169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,050 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246446, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Airas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Airas village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Pokhari
Pincode 246446
Area (hectares) 132.83 hectares
Population 330
Male Population 161
Female Population 169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,050
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 Airas compares

By the 2011 count Airas is the 38th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 132.83 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 1152.

Getting to Airas

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

Airas lies about 59 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 54 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 Airas
Tehsil headquarters Pokhari 13 km
Nearest town Pauri 35 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 54 km
District headquarters Chamoli 59 km

Villages closest to Airas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Airas village had a population of 330. That makes it the 38th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Airas village has 161 males and 169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Airas has about 1050 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1152.

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

Airas covers 132.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Airas falls under Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Airas is Kotdwara, about 54 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 Airas.

Airas is about 59 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Airas is in Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district. Pokhari is about 13 km away. Pauri is about 35 km away. Kotdwara is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bairasu (under 2 km), Patroli (1.7 km) and Kolda (2.5 km).

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

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