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About Ulphada Village

Ulphada is a small village in Karnaprayag tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 49, made up of 23 males and 26 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,130 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246446, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ulphada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ulphada village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Karnaprayag
Pincode 246446
Area (hectares) 107.97 hectares
Population 49
Male Population 23
Female Population 26
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,130
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 Ulphada compares

By the 2011 count Ulphada is the 167th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 184 residents. Its 107.97 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, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1199.

Getting to Ulphada

Ulphada is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ulphada 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 Ulphada from other places

Ulphada lies about 14 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 95 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 Ulphada
Tehsil headquarters Karnaprayag 7.3 km
District headquarters Chamoli 14 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 49 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 95 km

Villages closest to Ulphada

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 Ulphada

As per the Census of India 2011, Ulphada village had a population of 49. That makes it the 167th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 184 residents.

Ulphada village has 23 males and 26 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ulphada has about 1130 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1199.

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

Ulphada covers 107.97 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.

Ulphada falls under Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Ulphada is Kotdwara, about 95 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 Ulphada.

Ulphada 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.

Ulphada is in Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district. Karnaprayag is about 7.3 km away. Chamoli is about 14 km away. Srīnagar is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Swarka (under 2 km), Kanchula (1.7 km) and Langasu (1.8 km).

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

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