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About Netri Village

Netri is a mid sized village in Puraula tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 650, made up of 305 males and 345 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,131 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249185, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Netri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Netri village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Puraula
Pincode 249185
Area (hectares) 161.75 hectares
Population 650
Male Population 305
Female Population 345
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,131
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Netri compares

By the 2011 count Netri is the 15th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 161.75 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Netri

Netri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Netri as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Netri from other places

Netri lies about 18 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 52 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 Netri
Tehsil headquarters Puraula 18 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 18 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 36 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 52 km

Villages closest to Netri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Netri village had a population of 650. That makes it the 15th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Netri village has 305 males and 345 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Netri has about 1131 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Netri is 249185. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Netri covers 161.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Netri falls under Puraula tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Netri is Dehradun, about 52 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Netri.

Netri is about 18 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Netri is in Puraula tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Puraula is about 18 km away. Uttarkashi is about 18 km away. Mussoorie is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagjhala (3.8 km), Chandeli (7.7 km) and Math (7.9 km).

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

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