Gairsain Tehsil - Chamoli, Uttarakhand

Gairsain is an administrative tehsil in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and forms part of the district's rural administration. The nearest railway station is situated at Ramnagar, while the nearest airport is Pithorgarh Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 89.2 km.

According to the 2011 Census, the total area of the tehsil was 501 km². The sex ratio was 1170 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Gairsain Tehsil

Gairsain Tehsil has a total of 168 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Tehsil, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.	Village Name	Category	Gram Panchayat
1	Agar Laga Gawali	Rural	Aagar
2	Agar Laga Jinagor	Rural	Aagar
3	Akshawara	Rural	Lakheri
4	Andrapa	Rural	Andrapa
5	Bacchuwa Ban Malla	Rural	Vachhuwa Wan
6	Bacchuwa Ban Talla	Rural	Vachuwawan Talla
7	Badiya Sem	Rural	Silanga
8	Bajyani	Rural	Baniyani
9	Banjyani	Rural	Jalchaura Malla
10	Bausar	Urban	Not applicable
11	Bhains Wara Sain	Rural	Parwari
12	Bhandari Khor	Rural	Bhandari Khor
13	Bhanot Gwar	Rural	Mehal Chauri
14	Bheriyana Laga Lakheri	Rural	Bhatiyana
15	Bina	Rural	Veena
16	Bisara Khet Urf Harsari	Rural	Mehal Chauri
17	Bisarakheta Palla	Rural	Mehal Chauri
18	Bukhara Kheta	Rural	Bhandari Khor
19	Chhapali	Rural	Ramra Malla
20	Chhari Sain	Rural	Chhadisen
21	Chhasiya Kot	Rural	Bhandari Khor
22	Chhina Kulari	Rural	Gandiyal Malla
23	Chorda	Rural	Chorda
24	Dadeo Laga Panchali	Rural	Panchali
25	Dadiyalgaon Basisen	Rural	Koylakh
26	Danga Laga Pajyana	Rural	Dungri
27	Dasamiya Gaon	Rural	Jhumakhet Uttari
28	Devpuri	Rural	Devpuri
29	Dewalgarh	Rural	Diwadhar
30	Dewali Jangal	Rural	Devpuri
31	Dham Dev	Rural	Kot
32	Dhargair	Urban	Not applicable
33	Dhargar	Rural	Mehal Chauri
34	Divadhar	Rural	Diwadhar
35	Dobiya Tal	Rural	Sera
36	Dubtoli Sunargwad	Unmapped	Not applicable
37	Dugara Laga Sahankot	Rural	Bhandari Khor
38	Dungri	Rural	Dungri
39	Farakande Talli	Rural	Farkande
40	Farkande Malli	Rural	Farkande
41	Farson	Rural	Aagar
42	Gadauta	Rural	Malkot
43	Gadoli	Urban	Not applicable
44	Gair	Urban	Not applicable
45	Ganwali	Urban	Not applicable
46	Garolitalli	Rural	Chamola
47	Gaul	Rural	Gol
48	Ghandiyal Khalsa Laga Chapal	Rural	Gandiyal Malla
49	Ghandiyal Lagga Chhapali	Rural	Ghandiyal
50	Ghuma Khet Malla	Rural	Jhumakhet
51	Gogana Malla	Rural	Gogna Malla
52	Gogana Talla	Rural	Gogna Malla
53	Gwar	Unmapped	Not applicable
54	Haragarh	Rural	Hargarh
55	Hargarh Laga Jaugrh	Rural	Veena
56	Hislani	Rural	Kalyani Talli
57	Hulan Kot Walla	Rural	Mehal Chauri
58	Hularkot Palla	Rural	Mehal Chauri
59	Jaitoli Laga Gwar	Urban	Not applicable
60	Jalchaura	Rural	Saringgaon
61	Jaul Chaura Malla	Rural	Jalchaura Malla
62	Jaul Chaura Talla	Rural	Diwadhar
63	Jhuma Khet Talla	Rural	Jhumakhet
64	Jinagor	Rural	Jingore
65	Jwalagiri Kalyan	Rural	Kalyani Talli
66	Kalchunda	Rural	Kalchunda
67	Kali Mati	Rural	Kalimati
68	Kalu Bisht Sera	Rural	Vachuwawan Talla
69	Kalyana Malla (Lali Kalyani)	Rural	Kalyani Talli
70	Kalyana Talla	Rural	Kalyani Talli
71	Kamand	Rural	Dungri
72	Kandari Khor	Rural	Kandari Khor
73	Khadun Laga Gawali	Rural	Dungri
74	Khan Gwar Sera	Rural	Farkande
75	Khatriyana	Urban	Not applicable
76	Khinsar	Rural	Maikholi
77	Kolakhi Gwar	Rural	Mehal Chauri
78	Kolani	Rural	Kolani
79	Koli Mali	Rural	Bhatoli Laga Gairoli
80	Koliyana Laga Dhargair	Unmapped	Not applicable
81	Kot	Rural	Kot
82	Kotha	Rural	Kota
83	Kothar	Rural	Dungri
84	Kulagar	Rural	Andrapa
85	Kumeli Laga Saliyana	Urban	Not applicable
86	Kumoli Raiwan	Rural	Nail Lagga Farkande
87	Kunakhet	Rural	Kunkhet
88	Kuneli Laga Marora	Rural	Maroda
89	Kunigar Bichli	Rural	Kunigad Malli
90	Kunigar Malli	Rural	Kunigad Malli
91	Kunigar Talli	Rural	Bhandari Khor
92	Kushrani Bichali	Rural	Kusrani Talli
93	Kushrani Malli	Rural	Kusrani
94	Kushrani Talli	Rural	Kusrani Talli
95	Kwilakh	Rural	Koylakh
96	Lakhan	Rural	Devpuri
97	Lakheri	Rural	Lakheri
98	Lam Bagar	Rural	Lambagar
99	Latu Gair	Rural	Malkot
100	Latudhar	Rural	Ramda Talla
101	Maikholi	Rural	Maikholi
102	Majerasar	Rural	Gandiyal Malla
103	Malkot	Rural	Malkot
104	Manda Laga Siman	Rural	Sumerpur
105	Marora	Rural	Maroda
106	Maso Sera	Rural	Bhatiyana
107	Mathakot	Rural	Mathkot
108	Mathkot Khal	Rural	Mathkot
109	Mehal Chauri	Rural	Mehal Chauri
110	Mehargaon	Rural	Ramra Malla
111	Melbagar	Rural	Ghandiyal
112	Morpani	Rural	Kalyani Talli
113	Muson	Rural	Moonson
114	Nail	Rural	Nail
115	Nail Laga Farakande	Rural	Nail Lagga Farkande
116	Naini	Rural	Naini
117	Naugadh Dhal Kandae	Rural	Panjyana
118	Naugaon Malla	Rural	Moonson
119	Naugaon Talla	Rural	Kolani
120	Nigal Sain	Rural	Sintoli
121	Pajai Sera	Rural	Dungri
122	Pajyana	Rural	Panjyana
123	Pala Bagar	Rural	Teituda
124	Panchali	Rural	Panchali
125	Paramghat Laga Chhapali	Rural	Gandiyal Malla
126	Parawari	Rural	Parwari
127	Pata Bungi	Rural	Malkot
128	Patal Chaura	Rural	Koylakh
129	Pitoti Lagga Gain	Unmapped	Not applicable
130	Ramara Malla	Rural	Ramra Malla
131	Ramara Talla	Rural	Ramda Talla
132	Rangchaura	Rural	Rangchauda
133	Rikholi	Urban	Not applicable
134	Rithiya	Rural	Sintoli
135	Rohira	Rural	Rohida
136	Roykot	Rural	Malkot
137	Ruriya Tal	Rural	Ghandiyal
138	Sahajkot	Rural	Bhandari Khor
139	Sainji	Unmapped	Not applicable
140	Saliyana	Urban	Not applicable
141	Saner Laga Jingor	Rural	Aagar
142	Sankot	Rural	Malkot
143	Sare Gwar	Rural	Saregwad
144	Saring Gaon	Rural	Diwadhar
145	Saringgaon	Rural	Saringgaon
146	Sarkot	Rural	Sarkot
147	Sarowar	Rural	Rangchauda
148	Sera	Rural	Sera
149	Silakot	Rural	Ramra Malla
150	Silanga/Silangi	Rural	Silanga
151	Silangi	Urban	Not applicable
152	Siman Malla	Rural	Sumerpur
153	Siman Talla	Rural	Sumerpur
154	Simliya Lagga Kunigar	Rural	Kunigad Malli
155	Sinatoli	Rural	Sintoli
156	Soniyana	Urban	Not applicable
157	Sumerpur	Rural	Sumerpur
158	Syuni Talli	Rural	Syuni Talli
159	Syunimalli	Rural	Syuni Malli
160	Taituna	Rural	Teituda
161	Tal Gaon	Rural	Maroda
162	Thala	Rural	Mehal Chauri
163	Timil Gair	Rural	Kalyani Talli
164	Tollyu Chak Latugair	Rural	Malkot
165	Uttari Jhuma Khet	Rural	Jhumakhet Uttari
166	Wadiyari Laga Kwilakh	Rural	Koylakh
167	Wasi Sem Laga Lakheri	Rural	Lakheri
168	Wasisem Laga Akshawara	Rural	Lakheri

Population of Gairsain Tehsil

According to the 2011 Census, Gairsain Tehsil had a total population of 62,412 people living in 13,177 households. The population comprised 28,755 males and 33,657 females, with an average population density of 125 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	62,412	62,412	0
Male Population	28,755	28,755	0
Female Population	33,657	33,657	0
Total Households	13,177	13,177	0
Population Density	125 / km²	125 / km²	0 / km²

Gairsain Tehsil had 41,592 literate people and 9,533 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 8,988 and 136 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

Category	Total	Rural
Child Population (Age 0–6)	9,533	9,533
Literate Population	41,592	41,592
Illiterate Population	20,820	20,820
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	8,988	8,988
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	136	136

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.

Tehsil Overview
Tehsil (Hindi)	Gairsain (गैरसैण)
District	Chamoli
State / UT	Uttarakhand
Railway Station	Ramnagar
Total Area	501 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	1170
Total Population (2011)	62,412
Density	125/km²
Total Villages	168

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