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About Bheta Chak Urgam Village

Bheta Chak Urgam is a small village in Joshimath tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 346, made up of 183 males and 163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246443, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bheta Chak Urgam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bheta Chak Urgam village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Joshimath
Pincode 246443
Area (hectares) 178.87 hectares
Population 346
Male Population 183
Female Population 163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
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 Bheta Chak Urgam compares

By the 2011 count Bheta Chak Urgam is the 30th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 319 residents. Its 178.87 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Bheta Chak Urgam

Bheta Chak Urgam is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bheta Chak Urgam 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 Bheta Chak Urgam from other places

Bheta Chak 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 Bheta Chak 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 Bheta Chak 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.

Common questions about Bheta Chak Urgam

As per the Census of India 2011, Bheta Chak Urgam village had a population of 346. That makes it the 30th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 319 residents.

Bheta Chak Urgam village has 183 males and 163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bheta Chak Urgam has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

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

Bheta Chak Urgam covers 178.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bheta Chak Urgam falls under Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bheta Chak 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bheta Chak Urgam.

Bheta Chak 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.

Bheta Chak 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.

The closest recorded villages are Bharkichak Urgam (under 2 km), Salna Chak Urgam (under 2 km) and Urgam (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bheta Chak Urgam today is likely to be higher.

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