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About Subhai Village

Subhai is a mid sized village in Joshimath tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 569, made up of 295 males and 274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 302.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246443, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Subhai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Subhai village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Joshimath
Pincode 246443
Area (hectares) 302.23 hectares
Population 569
Male Population 295
Female Population 274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
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 Subhai compares

By the 2011 count Subhai is the 12th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 319 residents. Its 302.23 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Subhai

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

Subhai lies about 34 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 133 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 Subhai
Tehsil headquarters Joshimath 14 km
District headquarters Chamoli 34 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 90 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 133 km

Villages closest to Subhai

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 Subhai

As per the Census of India 2011, Subhai village had a population of 569. That makes it the 12th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 319 residents.

Subhai village has 295 males and 274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Subhai has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 903.

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

Subhai covers 302.23 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.

Subhai falls under Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Subhai is Ramnagar, about 133 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 Subhai.

Subhai is about 34 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Subhai is in Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district. Joshimath is about 14 km away. Chamoli is about 34 km away. Srīnagar is about 90 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raini Chak Lata (under 2 km), Raini Chak Subhai (under 2 km) and Juwagwar (1.6 km).

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

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