About Main Village

Main is a small village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 281, made up of 133 males and 148 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,113 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246481, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Main Overview

Census 2011 figures for Main village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Tehsil	Tharali
Pincode	246481
Area (hectares)	45.46 hectares
Population	281
Male Population	133
Female Population	148
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,113
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Main compares

By the 2011 count Main is the 106th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 45.46 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Main

Main is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Main as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Main from other places

Main lies about 39 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 89 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 Main
Tehsil headquarters	Tharali	2.4 km
District headquarters	Chamoli	39 km
Nearest town	Almora	57 km
Nearest railway station	Ramnagar	89 km

Villages closest to Main

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.

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Common questions about Main

As per the Census of India 2011, Main village had a population of 281. That makes it the 106th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Main village has 133 males and 148 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Main has about 1113 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Main is 246481. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Main covers 45.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Main falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Main is Ramnagar, about 89 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Main.

Main is about 39 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Main is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Tharali is about 2.4 km away. Chamoli is about 39 km away. Almora is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.