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About Urai Village

Urai is a mid sized village in Didihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 695, made up of 337 males and 358 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 314.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262542, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Urai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Urai village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Didihat
Pincode 262542
Area (hectares) 314.25 hectares
Population 695
Male Population 337
Female Population 358
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,062
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 Urai compares

By the 2011 count Urai is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 207 residents. Its 314.25 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1103.

Getting to Urai

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

Urai lies about 27 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, 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 Urai
District headquarters Pithoragarh 27 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Didihat 35 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 61 km

Villages closest to Urai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Urai village had a population of 695. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 207 residents.

Urai village has 337 males and 358 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Urai has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1103.

The pincode recorded for Urai is 262542. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Urai covers 314.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Urai falls under Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Urai is Kathgodam, 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Urai.

Urai is about 27 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Urai is in Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Pithoragarh is about 27 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 27 km away. Didihat is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nakote (2.6 km), Soonakot (2.6 km) and Pagrauli (2.7 km).

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

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