About Bampa Village

Bampa is a small village in Joshimath tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 192, made up of 85 males and 107 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,259 females per 1000 males. The village covers 557.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246443, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bampa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bampa village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Tehsil	Joshimath
Pincode	246443
Area (hectares)	557.3 hectares
Population	192
Male Population	85
Female Population	107
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,259
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bampa compares

By the 2011 count Bampa is the 50th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 319 residents. Its 557.3 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Bampa

Bampa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bampa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bampa from other places

Bampa lies about 61 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 164 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 Bampa
Tehsil headquarters	Joshimath	33 km
District headquarters	Chamoli	61 km
Nearest town	Srīnagar	116 km
Nearest railway station	Rishikesh	164 km

Villages closest to Bampa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Joshimath 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 Bampa

As per the Census of India 2011, Bampa village had a population of 192. That makes it the 50th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 319 residents.

Bampa village has 85 males and 107 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bampa has about 1259 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Bampa is 246443. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bampa covers 557.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bampa falls under Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bampa is Rishikesh, about 164 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bampa.

Bampa is about 61 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bampa is in Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district. Joshimath is about 33 km away. Chamoli is about 61 km away. Srīnagar is about 116 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.