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About Mainol Village

Mainol is a small village in Dunda tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 494, made up of 246 males and 248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mainol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mainol village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Dunda
Pincode 249152
Area (hectares) 114.02 hectares
Population 494
Male Population 246
Female Population 248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
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 Mainol compares

By the 2011 count Mainol is the 42nd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 114.02 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Mainol

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

Mainol lies about 17 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 46 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 Mainol
District headquarters Uttarkashi 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Dunda 24 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 32 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 46 km

Villages closest to Mainol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mainol village had a population of 494. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Mainol village has 246 males and 248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mainol has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Mainol is 249152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mainol covers 114.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mainol falls under Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Mainol is Dehradun, about 46 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 Mainol.

Mainol is about 17 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mainol is in Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Uttarkashi is about 17 km away. Dunda is about 24 km away. Mussoorie 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 Reshgi (under 2 km), Jemar (1.8 km) and Tipra (2.0 km).

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

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