About Dhurma Village

Dhurma is a small village in Chamoli tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 322, made up of 167 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246435, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhurma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhurma village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Tehsil	Chamoli
Pincode	246435
Area (hectares)	102.48 hectares
Population	322
Male Population	167
Female Population	155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	928
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhurma compares

By the 2011 count Dhurma is the 84th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 381 residents. Its 102.48 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1040.

Getting to Dhurma

Dhurma is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhurma as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhurma from other places

Dhurma lies about 18 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 100 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Dhurma
Tehsil headquarters	Chamoli	18 km
Nearest town	Srīnagar	60 km
Nearest railway station	Ramnagar	100 km

Villages closest to Dhurma

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chamoli tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Dhurma

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhurma village had a population of 322. That makes it the 84th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 381 residents.

Dhurma village has 167 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhurma has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1040.

The pincode recorded for Dhurma is 246435. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhurma covers 102.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhurma falls under Chamoli tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhurma is Ramnagar, about 100 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhurma.

Dhurma is about 18 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhurma is in Chamoli tehsil of Chamoli district. Chamoli is about 18 km away. Srīnagar is about 60 km away. Ramnagar is about 100 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.