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About Nuranu Village

Nuranu is a small village in Mori tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 423, made up of 215 males and 208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 237.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nuranu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nuranu village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Mori
Pincode 249128
Area (hectares) 237.01 hectares
Population 423
Male Population 215
Female Population 208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
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 Nuranu compares

By the 2011 count Nuranu is the 37th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 408 residents. Its 237.01 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Nuranu

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

Nuranu lies about 53 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 86 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 Nuranu
Tehsil headquarters Mori 7.3 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 53 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 70 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 86 km

Villages closest to Nuranu

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 Nuranu

As per the Census of India 2011, Nuranu village had a population of 423. That makes it the 37th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 408 residents.

Nuranu village has 215 males and 208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nuranu has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 936.

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

Nuranu covers 237.01 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.

Nuranu falls under Mori tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Nuranu is Dehradun, about 86 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 Nuranu.

Nuranu is about 53 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nuranu is in Mori tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Mori is about 7.3 km away. Uttarkashi is about 53 km away. Mussoorie is about 70 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wainol (2.9 km), Pujeli (3.3 km) and Naitwar (4.0 km).

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

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