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About Bamanthala Village

Bamanthala is a small village in Pokhari tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 277, made up of 133 males and 144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,083 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246473, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bamanthala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamanthala village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Pokhari
Pincode 246473
Area (hectares) 74.56 hectares
Population 277
Male Population 133
Female Population 144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,083
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bamanthala compares

By the 2011 count Bamanthala is the 44th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 74.56 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Bamanthala

Bamanthala is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bamanthala as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Bamanthala from other places

Bamanthala lies about 46 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 69 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 Bamanthala
Tehsil headquarters Pokhari 15 km
District headquarters Chamoli 46 km
Nearest town Almora 54 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 69 km

Villages closest to Bamanthala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bamanthala village had a population of 277. That makes it the 44th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Bamanthala village has 133 males and 144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamanthala has about 1083 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Bamanthala is 246473. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bamanthala covers 74.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bamanthala falls under Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bamanthala is Ramnagar, about 69 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bamanthala.

Bamanthala is about 46 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bamanthala is in Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district. Pokhari is about 15 km away. Chamoli is about 46 km away. Almora is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thalabair (under 2 km), Bina Malla (4.5 km) and Bina Talla (4.5 km).

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

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