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Rains

Narayanbagar mandal
Pincode 246453
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
DIGPAL RAM
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LGD code
41512
Pincode
246453
Post office
Nalgaun
Population
604
Households
131
Literacy rate
76.5%
Sex ratio
1013 ♀/1000♂
Workers
298
Distance to district centre
17 km
Distance to mandal centre
1 km
Distance to Dehradun
119 km
Distance to Delhi
253 km
Nearest railway station
Ramnagar · 74 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Jai Clinic · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Rains compares

By population, Rains ranks #8 of 155 villages in Narayanbagar mandal.

Literacy rate
%
76.5%
+5.9% vs mandal average
Rains
76.5%
Narayanbagar mandal
70.6%
Chamoli district
71.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,013
−121 vs mandal average
Rains
1,013
Narayanbagar mandal
1,134
Household size
people per home
4.6
+0.1 vs mandal average
Rains
4.6
Narayanbagar mandal
4.5

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

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Rains at a glance

Rains is a village of 604 people in 131 households (Census 2011) in Narayanbagar tehsil, Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, the 8th-largest of 155 villages in Narayanbagar tehsil. Literacy is 77%, 6 points above the tehsil average of 71% and the sex ratio is 1,013 women per 1,000 men. It lies 17 km from the Chamoli district centre, 24 km from Sirauli, the nearest town, 74 km from Ramnagar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 246453, served by Nalgaun post office; the LGD village code is 41512. The nearest hospital or health centre is Jai Clinic, 6 km away. The sarpanch is DIGPAL RAM. The population is estimated at 712 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Rains

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Rains · this village60477%
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Silodi · Narayanbagar12773%1 km SE
Sankot · Narayanbagar69464%1 km SE
Silkot · Berinag5670%1 km SE
Kot · Narayanbagar21979%1 km SE
Silkoti · Narayanbagar1 km SE

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Key facts — Rains

LGD code
41512
Pincode
246453
Post office
Nalgaun
Population (Census 2011)
604
Population (projected 2026)
712
Households
131
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1013
Literacy rate
76.5%
Coordinates
30.04712°N, 79.23415°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Garhwal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Karnprayag
Member of Parliament
Anil Baluni
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
DIGPAL RAM
Block / Mandal
Narayanbagar
Getting there

How to reach Rains

Mandal centre
Narayanbagar · ≈ 1.1 km
≈ 2 min by car · 3 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Chamoli · ≈ 17 km
≈ 36 min by car · 42 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 18,600 people
Sirauli · ≈ 24 km
≈ 49 min by car · 58 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun119 kmcapital
  • Delhi253 km
  • Kolkata1231 km
  • Mumbai1378 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationRamnagar74 km
  • Hospital / PHCJai Clinic6 km
  • ATM / bankCanera Bank Rathkhaal Manila34 km
  • CollegeUttarakhand University of Horticulture & Forestry23 km
  • Police stationRudraprayag Police Station36 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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