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Urai

Devalthal mandal
Pincode 262542
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LGD code
49367
Pincode
262542
Post office
Dewalthal
Population
695
Households
158
Literacy rate
74.7%
Sex ratio
1062 ♀/1000♂
Workers
317
Distance to district centre
11 km
Distance to mandal centre
2 km
Distance to Dehradun
188 km
Distance to Delhi
302 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Jalmani · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Urai compares

By population, Urai ranks #2 of 73 villages in Devalthal mandal.

Literacy rate
%
74.7%
+1.7% vs mandal average
Urai
74.7%
Devalthal mandal
73.0%
Pithoragarh district
71.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,062
−48 vs mandal average
Urai
1,062
Devalthal mandal
1,110
Household size
people per home
4.4
+0.3 vs mandal average
Urai
4.4
Devalthal mandal
4.1

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

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Urai at a glance

Urai is a village of 695 people in 158 households (Census 2011) in Devalthal tehsil, Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand, the 2nd-largest of 73 villages in Devalthal tehsil. Literacy is 75%, 2 points above the tehsil average, and the sex ratio is 1,062 women per 1,000 men. It lies 11 km from the Pithoragarh district centre, 54 km from Kafara, the nearest town (straight-line distances). The pincode is 262542, served by Dewalthal post office; the LGD village code is 49367. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Jalmani, 7 km away. The village votes in Kapkote assembly constituency, represented by MLA Suresh Gariya.

Gram panchayat: Urai

Key facts — Urai

LGD code
49367
Pincode
262542
Post office
Dewalthal
Population (Census 2011)
695
Population (projected 2026)
819
Households
158
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1062
Literacy rate
74.7%
Coordinates
29.92741°N, 79.93309°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Almora
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Kapkote
Member of Parliament
Ajay Tamta
Member of Legislative Assembly
Suresh Gariya
Block / Mandal
Devalthal
Getting there

How to reach Urai

Mandal centre
Devalthal · ≈ 1.6 km
≈ 3 min by car · 4 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Pithoragarh · ≈ 11 km
≈ 22 min by car · 27 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,387 people
Kafara · ≈ 54 km
≈ 1 h 50 min by car · 2 h 10 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun188 kmcapital
  • Delhi302 km
  • Kolkata1172 km
  • Mumbai1401 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Bus stopbageshwar bus station20 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Jalmani7 km
  • ATM / bankAlmora Urban Cooperative Bank Limited19 km
  • Petrol pumpHP fuel pump34 km
  • CollegeGovernment Degree College, Kanda13 km
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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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