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Revenue village·Pokhari tehsil·Chamoli

Nail

नेल
Pokhari mandal
Pincode 246449
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
deepa devi
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LGD code
41140
Pincode
246449
Post office
Nandprayag
Population
585
Households
117
Literacy rate
71.6%
Sex ratio
997 ♀/1000♂
Workers
316
Distance to district centre
28 km
Distance to mandal centre
4 km
Distance to Dehradun
97 km
Distance to Delhi
250 km
Nearest railway station
Kotdwara · 71 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Jankalyan Hospital, Rudraprayag · 11 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Nail compares

By population, Nail ranks #11 of 108 villages in Pokhari mandal.

Literacy rate
%
71.6%
−0.3% vs mandal average
Nail
71.6%
Pokhari mandal
71.9%
Chamoli district
71.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
997
−118 vs mandal average
Nail
997
Pokhari mandal
1,115
Household size
people per home
5.0
+0.6 vs mandal average
Nail
5.0
Pokhari mandal
4.4

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

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Nail at a glance

Nail is a village of 585 people in 117 households (Census 2011) in Pokhari tehsil, Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, the 11th-largest of 108 villages in Pokhari tehsil. Literacy is 72%, about the same as the tehsil average of 72% and the sex ratio is 997 women per 1,000 men. It lies 28 km from the Chamoli district centre, 28 km from Kulheri, the nearest town, 71 km from Kotdwara railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 246449, served by Nandprayag post office; the LGD village code is 41140. The nearest hospital or health centre is Jankalyan Hospital, Rudraprayag, 11 km away. The sarpanch is deepa devi, and the village votes in Rudraprayag assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bharat Singh Chaudhary. The population is estimated at 690 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nail · this village58572%
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Salna · Pokhari93070%0 km N
Kaudi · Pokhari00 km N
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Valli · Pokhari57765%0 km N
Nauli · Pokhari23785%0 km N

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Key facts — Nail

LGD code
41140
Pincode
246449
Post office
Nandprayag
Population (Census 2011)
585
Population (projected 2026)
690
Households
117
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
997
Literacy rate
71.6%
Coordinates
30.19944°N, 79.03736°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Garhwal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Rudraprayag
Member of Parliament
Anil Baluni
Member of Legislative Assembly
Bharat Singh Chaudhary
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
deepa devi
Block / Mandal
Pokhari
Getting there

How to reach Nail

Mandal centre
Pokhari · ≈ 3.6 km
≈ 7 min by car · 9 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Chamoli · ≈ 28 km
≈ 57 min by car · 1 h 8 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,444 people
Kulheri · ≈ 28 km
≈ 57 min by car · 1 h 8 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun97 kmcapital
  • Delhi250 km
  • Kolkata1257 km
  • Mumbai1384 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKotdwara71 km
  • Bus stopKalina (soad)11 km
  • Hospital / PHCJankalyan Hospital, Rudraprayag11 km
  • ATM / bankPolytechnic SBI ATM26 km
  • Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum21 km
  • CollegeUttarakhand University of Horticulture & Forestry16 km
  • Police stationRudraprayag Police Station11 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Nail

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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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