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Nirai

Jainti mandal
Pincode 263626
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LGD code
53459
Pincode
263626
Post office
Jainti
Population
245
Households
48
Literacy rate
55.1%
Sex ratio
1149 ♀/1000♂
Workers
89
Distance to district centre
20 km
Distance to mandal centre
3 km
Distance to Dehradun
167 km
Distance to Delhi
268 km
Nearest railway station
Kathgodam · 56 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Aashirwad Clinic · 15 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Nirai compares

By population, Nirai ranks #30 of 73 villages in Jainti mandal.

Literacy rate
%
55.1%
−7.4% vs mandal average
Nirai
55.1%
Jainti mandal
62.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,149
+18 vs mandal average
Nirai
1,149
Jainti mandal
1,131
Household size
people per home
5.1
+0.3 vs mandal average
Nirai
5.1
Jainti mandal
4.8

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Nirai at a glance

Nirai is a village of 245 people in 48 households (Census 2011) in Jainti tehsil, Almora district, Uttarakhand, the 30th-largest of 73 villages in Jainti tehsil. Literacy is 55%, 7 points below the tehsil average of 63% and the sex ratio is 1,149 women per 1,000 men. It lies 20 km from the Almora district centre, 20 km from Kafara, the nearest town, 56 km from Kathgodam railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 263626, served by Jainti post office; the LGD village code is 53459. The nearest hospital or health centre is Aashirwad Clinic, 15 km away. The village votes in Someshwar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rekha Arya. The population is estimated at 289 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Key facts — Nirai

LGD code
53459
Pincode
263626
Post office
Jainti
Population (Census 2011)
245
Population (projected 2026)
289
Households
48
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1149
Literacy rate
55.1%
Coordinates
29.76106°N, 79.63878°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Almora
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Someshwar
Member of Parliament
Ajay Tamta
Member of Legislative Assembly
Rekha Arya
Block / Mandal
Jainti
Getting there

How to reach Nirai

Mandal centre
Jainti · ≈ 2.8 km
≈ 6 min by car · 7 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Almora · ≈ 20 km
≈ 40 min by car · 48 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,387 people
Kafara · ≈ 20 km
≈ 42 min by car · 50 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun167 kmcapital
  • Delhi268 km
  • Kolkata1181 km
  • Mumbai1370 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKathgodam56 km
  • Bus stopbageshwar bus station15 km
  • Hospital / PHCAashirwad Clinic15 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank of India Someswar branch4 km
  • Petrol pumpHindustan Petroleum15 km
  • CollegeGovt Post Graduate College17 km
  • Police stationMallital Police Station45 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Nirai

1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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