About Urgam Village

Urgam is a mid sized village in Joshimath tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,549, made up of 778 males and 771 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 352.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246443, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Urgam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Urgam village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Tehsil	Joshimath
Pincode	246443
Area (hectares)	352.16 hectares
Population	1,549
Male Population	778
Female Population	771
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	991
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 Urgam compares

By the 2011 count Urgam is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 319 residents. Its 352.16 hectares work out to about 4.4 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 Urgam

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

Urgam lies about 19 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 122 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 Urgam
Tehsil headquarters	Joshimath	10 km
District headquarters	Chamoli	19 km
Nearest town	Srīnagar	74 km
Nearest railway station	Rishikesh	122 km

Villages closest to Urgam

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 Urgam

As per the Census of India 2011, Urgam village had a population of 1,549. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 319 residents.

Urgam village has 778 males and 771 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Urgam has about 991 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 Urgam is 246443. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Urgam covers 352.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Urgam falls under Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Urgam is Rishikesh, about 122 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 Urgam.

Urgam is about 19 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Urgam is in Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district. Joshimath is about 10 km away. Chamoli is about 19 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.