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About Nawali Village

Nawali is a small village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 234, made up of 109 males and 125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,147 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246444, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawali village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Tharali
Pincode 246444
Area (hectares) 70 hectares
Population 234
Male Population 109
Female Population 125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,147
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 Nawali compares

By the 2011 count Nawali is the 128th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 70 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Nawali

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

Nawali lies about 71 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 66 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 Nawali
Nearest town Almora 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Tharali 30 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 66 km
District headquarters Chamoli 71 km

Villages closest to Nawali

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 Nawali

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawali village had a population of 234. That makes it the 128th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Nawali village has 109 males and 125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawali has about 1147 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1152.

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

Nawali covers 70 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nawali falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Nawali is Kathgodam, about 66 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 Nawali.

Nawali is about 71 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawali is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Almora is about 28 km away. Tharali is about 30 km away. Kathgodam is about 66 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Titara Kholi (4.1 km), Bahantara (7.9 km) and Baisara (7.9 km).

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

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