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About Thirpak Village

Thirpak is a small village in Karnaprayag tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 394, made up of 179 males and 215 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,201 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246446, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thirpak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thirpak village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Karnaprayag
Pincode 246446
Area (hectares) 108.92 hectares
Population 394
Male Population 179
Female Population 215
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,201
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thirpak compares

By the 2011 count Thirpak is the 24th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 184 residents. Its 108.92 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1199.

Getting to Thirpak

Thirpak is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Thirpak as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Thirpak from other places

Thirpak lies about 12 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 102 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 Thirpak
District headquarters Chamoli 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Karnaprayag 14 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 56 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 102 km

Villages closest to Thirpak

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 Thirpak

As per the Census of India 2011, Thirpak village had a population of 394. That makes it the 24th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 184 residents.

Thirpak village has 179 males and 215 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thirpak has about 1201 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1199.

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

Thirpak covers 108.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thirpak falls under Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Thirpak is Kotdwara, about 102 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Thirpak.

Thirpak is about 12 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thirpak is in Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district. Chamoli is about 12 km away. Karnaprayag is about 14 km away. Srīnagar is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gwala (1.9 km), Chatigyala (2.6 km) and Koti (2.6 km).

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

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