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About Swarka Village

Swarka is a small village in Karnaprayag tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 51, made up of 22 males and 29 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,318 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246446, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Swarka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Swarka village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Karnaprayag
Pincode 246446
Area (hectares) 48.35 hectares
Population 51
Male Population 22
Female Population 29
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,318
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Swarka compares

By the 2011 count Swarka is the 164th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 184 residents. Its 48.35 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 Swarka

Swarka is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Swarka as Available within <5 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 Swarka from other places

Swarka lies about 14 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 94 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 Swarka
Tehsil headquarters Karnaprayag 6.3 km
District headquarters Chamoli 14 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 48 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 94 km

Villages closest to Swarka

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 Swarka

As per the Census of India 2011, Swarka village had a population of 51. That makes it the 164th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 184 residents.

Swarka village has 22 males and 29 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Swarka has about 1318 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1199.

The pincode recorded for Swarka is 246446. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Swarka covers 48.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Swarka falls under Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Swarka is Kotdwara, about 94 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Swarka.

Swarka is about 14 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Swarka is in Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district. Karnaprayag is about 6.3 km away. Chamoli is about 14 km away. Srīnagar is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Langasu (under 2 km), Charkhilgwar (under 2 km) and Melyagwar (under 2 km).

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

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