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About Naun Village

Naun is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 91, made up of 41 males and 50 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,220 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Naun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naun village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 249301
Area (hectares) 91.64 hectares
Population 91
Male Population 41
Female Population 50
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,220
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 Naun compares

By the 2011 count Naun is the 352nd largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 91.64 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Naun

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

Naun lies about 21 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 32 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 Naun
District headquarters Garhwal 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 22 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 32 km

Villages closest to Naun

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 Naun

As per the Census of India 2011, Naun village had a population of 91. That makes it the 352nd largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Naun village has 41 males and 50 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naun has about 1220 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Naun is 249301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Naun covers 91.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Naun falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Naun is Kotdwara, about 32 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 Naun.

Naun is about 21 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Naun is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Garhwal is about 21 km away. Pauri is about 22 km away. Kotdwara is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhanaun Malla (under 2 km), Kandara (under 2 km) and Chamalya Khal (under 2 km).

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

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