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About Nakholi Village

Nakholi is a small village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 195, made up of 77 males and 118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,532 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246444, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nakholi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nakholi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Tharali
Pincode 246444
Area (hectares) 37.88 hectares
Population 195
Male Population 77
Female Population 118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,532
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 Nakholi compares

By the 2011 count Nakholi is the 151st largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 37.88 hectares work out to about 5.1 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 Nakholi

Nakholi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Nakholi 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 Nakholi from other places

Nakholi lies about 28 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 90 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 Nakholi
Tehsil headquarters Tharali 14 km
District headquarters Chamoli 28 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 62 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 90 km

Villages closest to Nakholi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nakholi village had a population of 195. That makes it the 151st largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Nakholi village has 77 males and 118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nakholi has about 1532 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Nakholi is 246444. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nakholi covers 37.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nakholi falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Nakholi is Ramnagar, about 90 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 Nakholi.

Nakholi 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.

Nakholi is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Tharali is about 14 km away. Chamoli is about 28 km away. Srīnagar is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thangira (under 2 km), Jakh (under 2 km) and Jakh Laga Sainj (under 2 km).

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

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