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Nail

नेल
Ranikhet mandal
Pincode 263660
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LGD code
52381
Pincode
263660
Post office
Daula
Population
112
Households
23
Literacy rate
84.8%
Sex ratio
1074 ♀/1000♂
Workers
45
Distance to district centre
10 km
Distance to mandal centre
4 km
Distance to Dehradun
152 km
Distance to Delhi
243 km
Nearest railway station
Ramnagar · 40 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Govind Singh Nehra Government Hospital · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Nail compares

By population, Nail ranks #211 of 307 villages in Ranikhet mandal.

Literacy rate
%
84.8%
+12.2% vs mandal average
Nail
84.8%
Ranikhet mandal
72.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,074
−47 vs mandal average
Nail
1,074
Ranikhet mandal
1,121
Household size
people per home
4.9
+0.3 vs mandal average
Nail
4.9
Ranikhet mandal
4.6

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

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Nail at a glance

Nail is a village of 112 people in 23 households (Census 2011) in Ranikhet tehsil, Almora district, Uttarakhand, the 211th-largest of 307 villages in Ranikhet tehsil. Literacy is 85%, 12 points above the tehsil average of 73% and the sex ratio is 1,074 women per 1,000 men. It lies 10 km from the Almora district centre, 8 km from Kafara, the nearest town, 40 km from Ramnagar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 263660, served by Daula post office; the LGD village code is 52381. The nearest hospital or health centre is Govind Singh Nehra Government Hospital, 3 km away. The village votes in Ranikhet assembly constituency, represented by MLA Pramod Nainwal. The population is estimated at 132 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Key facts — Nail

LGD code
52381
Pincode
263660
Post office
Daula
Population (Census 2011)
112
Population (projected 2026)
132
Households
23
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1074
Literacy rate
84.8%
Coordinates
29.64597°N, 79.41302°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Almora
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Ranikhet
Member of Parliament
Ajay Tamta
Member of Legislative Assembly
Pramod Nainwal
Block / Mandal
Ranikhet
Getting there

How to reach Nail

Mandal centre
Ranikhet · ≈ 3.8 km
≈ 8 min by car · 9 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Almora · ≈ 10 km
≈ 21 min by car · 25 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,387 people
Kafara · ≈ 8.4 km
≈ 17 min by car · 20 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun152 kmcapital
  • Delhi243 km
  • Kolkata1190 km
  • Mumbai1348 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationRamnagar40 km
  • Bus stopK.M.O.U. Station Ranikhet1 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovind Singh Nehra Government Hospital3 km
  • ATM / bankCanera Bank Rathkhaal Manila23 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil1 km
  • CollegeKumaun University (Admin Block)28 km
  • Police stationMallital Police Station29 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Nail

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

Education · within 5 km

Schools & colleges near Nail

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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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