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About Nani Village

Nani is a small village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 148, made up of 72 males and 76 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nani village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Gangolihat
Pincode 262522
Area (hectares) 84.47 hectares
Population 148
Male Population 72
Female Population 76
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,056
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 Nani compares

By the 2011 count Nani is the 149th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 84.47 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1159.

Getting to Nani

Nani is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Nani 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 Nani from other places

Nani lies about 30 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 47 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 Nani
Tehsil headquarters Gangolihat 17 km
Nearest town Almora 24 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 30 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 47 km

Villages closest to Nani

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 Nani

As per the Census of India 2011, Nani village had a population of 148. That makes it the 149th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Nani village has 72 males and 76 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nani has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1159.

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

Nani covers 84.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nani falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Nani is Kathgodam, about 47 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 Nani.

Nani is about 30 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nani is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Gangolihat is about 17 km away. Almora is about 24 km away. Pithoragarh is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naikhuna (under 2 km), Simsimani (1.8 km) and Bhanmati (3.1 km).

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

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