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About Nanda Village

Nanda is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 67, made up of 24 males and 43 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,792 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nanda village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246123
Area (hectares) 45.35 hectares
Population 67
Male Population 24
Female Population 43
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,792
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nanda compares

By the 2011 count Nanda is the 415th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 45.35 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Nanda

Nanda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nanda as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Nanda from other places

Nanda lies about 50 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, 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 Nanda
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 18 km
District headquarters Garhwal 50 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 61 km

Villages closest to Nanda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nanda village had a population of 67. That makes it the 415th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Nanda village has 24 males and 43 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nanda has about 1792 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Nanda is 246123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nanda covers 45.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nanda falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Nanda is Kotdwara, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Nanda.

Nanda is about 50 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nanda is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about 18 km away. Garhwal is about 50 km away. Kotdwara is about 61 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jitoli (under 2 km), Odali (under 2 km) and Kandali (1.6 km).

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

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