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About Taira Village

Taira is a mid sized village in Ramnagar tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,259, made up of 618 males and 641 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 244715, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taira village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Ramnagar
Pincode 244715
Area (hectares) 96 hectares
Population 1,259
Male Population 618
Female Population 641
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Taira compares

By the 2011 count Taira is the 23rd largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 678 residents. Its 96 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Taira

Taira is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Taira 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Taira from other places

Taira lies about 55 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 31 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 Taira
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 31 km
Nearest town Rāmnagar 31 km
District headquarters Nainital 55 km

Villages closest to Taira

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Taira village had a population of 1,259. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 678 residents.

Taira village has 618 males and 641 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taira has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Taira is 244715. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taira covers 96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Taira falls under Ramnagar tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Taira is Ramnagar, about 31 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Taira.

Taira is about 55 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taira is in Ramnagar tehsil of Nainital district. Ramnagar is about 31 km away. Rāmnagar is about 31 km away. Nainital is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amarpur (19 km), Chukam (19 km) and Dhela (23 km).

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

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