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About Darmi Village

Darmi is a small village in Joshimath tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 95, made up of 51 males and 44 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246472, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darmi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darmi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Joshimath
Pincode 246472
Area (hectares) 95.03 hectares
Population 95
Male Population 51
Female Population 44
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
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 Darmi compares

By the 2011 count Darmi is the 69th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 319 residents. Its 95.03 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 Darmi

Darmi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Darmi 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 Darmi from other places

Darmi lies about 17 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 123 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 Darmi
Tehsil headquarters Joshimath 12 km
District headquarters Chamoli 17 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 74 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 123 km

Villages closest to Darmi

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 Darmi

As per the Census of India 2011, Darmi village had a population of 95. That makes it the 69th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 319 residents.

Darmi village has 51 males and 44 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darmi has about 863 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 Darmi is 246472. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darmi covers 95.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Darmi falls under Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Darmi is Rishikesh, about 123 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 Darmi.

Darmi is about 17 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darmi is in Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district. Joshimath is about 12 km away. Chamoli is about 17 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 Ganai (1.6 km), Tangni Malli (3.4 km) and Molta (3.6 km).

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

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