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About Uttaraun Village

Uttaraun is a mid sized village in Pokhari tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 641, made up of 284 males and 357 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,257 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246446, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uttaraun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uttaraun village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Pokhari
Pincode 246446
Area (hectares) 172.87 hectares
Population 641
Male Population 284
Female Population 357
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,257
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 Uttaraun compares

By the 2011 count Uttaraun is the 13th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 172.87 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 Uttaraun

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

Uttaraun lies about 74 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 47 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 Uttaraun
Nearest town Almora 31 km
Tehsil headquarters Pokhari 33 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 47 km
District headquarters Chamoli 74 km

Villages closest to Uttaraun

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 Uttaraun

As per the Census of India 2011, Uttaraun village had a population of 641. That makes it the 13th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Uttaraun village has 284 males and 357 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uttaraun has about 1257 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

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

Uttaraun covers 172.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Uttaraun falls under Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Uttaraun is Ramnagar, about 47 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 Uttaraun.

Uttaraun is about 74 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uttaraun is in Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district. Almora is about 31 km away. Pokhari is about 33 km away. Ramnagar is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salna (3.0 km), Mayoli Laga Gugli (4.8 km) and Kaphalpani (9.5 km).

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

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