About Mirg Village

Mirg is a small village in Joshimath tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 451, made up of 231 males and 220 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246472, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mirg Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mirg village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Tehsil	Joshimath
Pincode	246472
Area (hectares)	86.06 hectares
Population	451
Male Population	231
Female Population	220
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	952
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 Mirg compares

By the 2011 count Mirg is the 15th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 319 residents. Its 86.06 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Mirg

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

Mirg lies about 29 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 134 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 Mirg
Tehsil headquarters	Joshimath	4.0 km
District headquarters	Chamoli	29 km
Nearest town	Srīnagar	85 km
Nearest railway station	Rishikesh	134 km

Villages closest to Mirg

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 Mirg

As per the Census of India 2011, Mirg village had a population of 451. That makes it the 15th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 319 residents.

Mirg village has 231 males and 220 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mirg has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Mirg is 246472. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mirg covers 86.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mirg falls under Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Mirg is Rishikesh, about 134 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 Mirg.

Mirg is about 29 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mirg is in Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district. Joshimath is about 4.0 km away. Chamoli is about 29 km away. Srīnagar is about 85 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.