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About Ali Village

Ali is a small village in Pokhari tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 457, made up of 198 males and 259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,308 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246446, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ali village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Pokhari
Pincode 246446
Area (hectares) 113.93 hectares
Population 457
Male Population 198
Female Population 259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,308
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ali compares

By the 2011 count Ali is the 27th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 113.93 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Ali

Ali is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ali as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Ali from other places

Ali lies about 30 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 80 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 Ali
Tehsil headquarters Pokhari 22 km
District headquarters Chamoli 30 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 40 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 80 km

Villages closest to Ali

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 Ali

As per the Census of India 2011, Ali village had a population of 457. That makes it the 27th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Ali village has 198 males and 259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ali has about 1308 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

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

Ali covers 113.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ali falls under Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Ali is Kotdwara, about 80 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 10+ km distance for Ali.

Ali is about 30 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ali is in Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district. Pokhari is about 22 km away. Chamoli is about 30 km away. Srīnagar is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alisal (under 2 km), Tali Kansari (under 2 km) and Bareth (2.0 km).

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

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