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About Tugasi Village

Tugasi is a small village in Joshimath tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 230, made up of 116 males and 114 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246483, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tugasi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tugasi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Joshimath
Pincode 246483
Area (hectares) 49.35 hectares
Population 230
Male Population 116
Female Population 114
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
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 Tugasi compares

By the 2011 count Tugasi is the 46th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 319 residents. Its 49.35 hectares work out to about 4.7 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 Tugasi

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

Tugasi lies about 28 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 130 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 Tugasi
Tehsil headquarters Joshimath 8.6 km
District headquarters Chamoli 28 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 84 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 130 km

Villages closest to Tugasi

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 Tugasi

As per the Census of India 2011, Tugasi village had a population of 230. That makes it the 46th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 319 residents.

Tugasi village has 116 males and 114 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tugasi has about 983 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 Tugasi is 246483. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tugasi covers 49.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tugasi falls under Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Tugasi is Ramnagar, about 130 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 Tugasi.

Tugasi is about 28 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tugasi is in Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district. Joshimath is about 8.6 km away. Chamoli is about 28 km away. Srīnagar is about 84 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karchi (under 2 km), Ringi (1.7 km) and Karachhon (1.8 km).

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

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