About Gamsali Village

Gamsali is a small village in Joshimath tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 383, made up of 182 males and 201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,104 females per 1000 males. The village covers 447.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246443, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gamsali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gamsali village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Tehsil	Joshimath
Pincode	246443
Area (hectares)	447.78 hectares
Population	383
Male Population	182
Female Population	201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,104
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gamsali compares

By the 2011 count Gamsali is the 24th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 319 residents. Its 447.78 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 Gamsali

Gamsali is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gamsali as Available within 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 Gamsali from other places

Gamsali 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 Gamsali
Tehsil headquarters	Joshimath	33 km
District headquarters	Chamoli	61 km
Nearest town	Srīnagar	116 km
Nearest railway station	Rishikesh	164 km

Villages closest to Gamsali

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 Gamsali

As per the Census of India 2011, Gamsali village had a population of 383. That makes it the 24th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 319 residents.

Gamsali village has 182 males and 201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gamsali has about 1104 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

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

Gamsali covers 447.78 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.

Gamsali falls under Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gamsali 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gamsali.

Gamsali 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.

Gamsali 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.