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About Nanai Village

Nanai is a mid sized village in Mori tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,385, made up of 722 males and 663 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nanai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nanai village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Mori
Pincode 249128
Area (hectares) 173.7 hectares
Population 1,385
Male Population 722
Female Population 663
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nanai compares

By the 2011 count Nanai is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 408 residents. Its 173.7 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Nanai

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

How far is Nanai from other places

Nanai lies about 48 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 78 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 Nanai
Tehsil headquarters Mori 2.2 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 48 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 62 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 78 km

Villages closest to Nanai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nanai village had a population of 1,385. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 408 residents.

Nanai village has 722 males and 663 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nanai has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Nanai is 249128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nanai covers 173.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nanai falls under Mori tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Nanai is Dehradun, about 78 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Nanai.

Nanai is about 48 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nanai is in Mori tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Mori is about 2.2 km away. Uttarkashi is about 48 km away. Mussoorie is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pasa (3.1 km), Kunara (3.2 km) and Mautar (4.0 km).

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

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