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About Nairi Village

Nairi is a small village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 86, made up of 37 males and 49 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,324 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246455, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nairi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nairi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Tharali
Pincode 246455
Area (hectares) 22.56 hectares
Population 86
Male Population 37
Female Population 49
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,324
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 Nairi compares

By the 2011 count Nairi is the 226th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 22.56 hectares work out to about 3.8 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 Nairi

Nairi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nairi 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 Nairi from other places

Nairi lies about 56 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 61 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 Nairi
Tehsil headquarters Tharali 26 km
Nearest town Almora 43 km
District headquarters Chamoli 56 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 61 km

Villages closest to Nairi

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 Nairi

As per the Census of India 2011, Nairi village had a population of 86. That makes it the 226th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Nairi village has 37 males and 49 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nairi has about 1324 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Nairi is 246455. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nairi covers 22.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nairi falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Nairi is Ramnagar, about 61 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 Nairi.

Nairi is about 56 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nairi is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Tharali is about 26 km away. Almora is about 43 km away. Chamoli is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Beena Gaon (under 2 km), Junair (under 2 km) and Leguna (under 2 km).

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

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