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About Naini Village

Naini is a small village in Rajgarhi tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 161, made up of 82 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249171, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Naini Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naini village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Rajgarhi
Pincode 249171
Area (hectares) 28.72 hectares
Population 161
Male Population 82
Female Population 79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
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 Naini compares

By the 2011 count Naini is the 132nd largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 353 residents. Its 28.72 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Naini

Naini is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Naini 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 Naini from other places

Naini lies about 55 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 72 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 Naini
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarhi 33 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 55 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 57 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 72 km

Villages closest to Naini

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Naini village had a population of 161. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 353 residents.

Naini village has 82 males and 79 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naini has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Naini is 249171. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Naini covers 28.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Naini falls under Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Naini is Dehradun, about 72 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 Naini.

Naini is about 55 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Naini is in Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Rajgarhi is about 33 km away. Uttarkashi is about 55 km away. Mussoorie is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuni (4.2 km), Jarara (15 km) and Chaptari (16 km).

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

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