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About Payya Chormi Village

Payya Chormi is a small village in Joshimath tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 134, made up of 67 males and 67 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246443, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Payya Chormi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Payya Chormi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Joshimath
Pincode 246443
Area (hectares) 90.28 hectares
Population 134
Male Population 67
Female Population 67
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Payya Chormi compares

By the 2011 count Payya Chormi is the 58th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 319 residents. Its 90.28 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 Payya Chormi

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

Payya Chormi lies about 29 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, 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 Payya Chormi
Tehsil headquarters Joshimath 6.3 km
District headquarters Chamoli 29 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 86 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 134 km

Villages closest to Payya Chormi

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 Payya Chormi

As per the Census of India 2011, Payya Chormi village had a population of 134. That makes it the 58th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 319 residents.

Payya Chormi village has 67 males and 67 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

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

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

Payya Chormi covers 90.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Payya Chormi falls under Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Payya Chormi is Ramnagar, 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 Payya Chormi.

Payya Chormi 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.

Payya Chormi is in Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district. Joshimath is about 6.3 km away. Chamoli is about 29 km away. Srīnagar is about 86 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bara Gaon (under 2 km), Dhak (under 2 km) and Chamtoli (1.7 km).

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

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