About Bharkichak Urgam Village

Bharkichak Urgam is a small village in Joshimath tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 133, made up of 72 males and 61 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 847 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246443, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bharkichak Urgam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharkichak Urgam village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Tehsil	Joshimath
Pincode	246443
Area (hectares)	148.39 hectares
Population	133
Male Population	72
Female Population	61
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	847
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bharkichak Urgam compares

By the 2011 count Bharkichak Urgam is the 59th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 319 residents. Its 148.39 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Bharkichak Urgam

Bharkichak Urgam is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bharkichak Urgam as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Bharkichak Urgam from other places

Bharkichak Urgam lies about 19 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 122 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 Bharkichak Urgam
Tehsil headquarters	Joshimath	10 km
District headquarters	Chamoli	19 km
Nearest town	Srīnagar	74 km
Nearest railway station	Rishikesh	122 km

Villages closest to Bharkichak Urgam

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 Bharkichak Urgam

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharkichak Urgam village had a population of 133. That makes it the 59th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 319 residents.

Bharkichak Urgam village has 72 males and 61 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharkichak Urgam has about 847 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 903.

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

Bharkichak Urgam covers 148.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bharkichak Urgam falls under Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bharkichak Urgam is Rishikesh, about 122 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bharkichak Urgam.

Bharkichak Urgam is about 19 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bharkichak Urgam is in Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district. Joshimath is about 10 km away. Chamoli is about 19 km away. Srīnagar is about 74 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.