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About Naini Village

Naini is a mid sized village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 757, made up of 386 males and 371 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Naini Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naini village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Gangolihat
Pincode 262522
Area (hectares) 113.87 hectares
Population 757
Male Population 386
Female Population 371
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Naini compares

By the 2011 count Naini is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 113.87 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1159.

Getting to Naini

Naini is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Naini as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Naini from other places

Naini lies about 28 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 57 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 Naini
Tehsil headquarters Gangolihat 11 km
Nearest town Almora 27 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 28 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 57 km

Villages closest to Naini

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Naini village had a population of 757. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Naini village has 386 males and 371 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naini has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1159.

The pincode recorded for Naini is 262522. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Naini covers 113.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Naini falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Naini is Kathgodam, about 57 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Naini.

Naini is about 28 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Naini is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Gangolihat is about 11 km away. Almora is about 27 km away. Pithoragarh is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pokhri (under 2 km), Dubola Bitola (1.6 km) and Ghaltola (1.6 km).

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

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