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About Bameli Village

Bameli is a small village in Karnaprayag tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 31, made up of 13 males and 18 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,385 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bameli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bameli village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Karnaprayag
Pincode 246429
Area (hectares) 68 hectares
Population 31
Male Population 13
Female Population 18
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,385
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bameli compares

By the 2011 count Bameli is the 184th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 184 residents. Its 68 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 1199.

Getting to Bameli

Bameli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bameli as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Bameli from other places

Bameli lies about 30 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 77 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 Bameli
Tehsil headquarters Karnaprayag 13 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 29 km
District headquarters Chamoli 30 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 77 km

Villages closest to Bameli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karnaprayag 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 Bameli

As per the Census of India 2011, Bameli village had a population of 31. That makes it the 184th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 184 residents.

Bameli village has 13 males and 18 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bameli has about 1385 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1199.

The pincode recorded for Bameli is 246429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bameli covers 68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bameli falls under Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bameli is Kotdwara, about 77 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 <5 km distance for Bameli.

Bameli is about 30 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bameli is in Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district. Karnaprayag is about 13 km away. Srīnagar is about 29 km away. Chamoli is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dada Dhamdhama (under 2 km), Majkhola (1.8 km) and Dhanpur Khas (1.9 km).

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

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