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About Bamoth Village

Bamoth is a mid sized village in Pokhari tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 787, made up of 371 males and 416 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,121 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bamoth Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamoth village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Pokhari
Pincode 246429
Area (hectares) 168.69 hectares
Population 787
Male Population 371
Female Population 416
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,121
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 Bamoth compares

By the 2011 count Bamoth is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 168.69 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Bamoth

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

Bamoth lies about 21 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 86 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 Bamoth
District headquarters Chamoli 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Pokhari 34 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 38 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 86 km

Villages closest to Bamoth

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 Bamoth

As per the Census of India 2011, Bamoth village had a population of 787. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Bamoth village has 371 males and 416 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamoth has about 1121 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1152.

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

Bamoth covers 168.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bamoth falls under Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bamoth is Kotdwara, about 86 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 Bamoth.

Bamoth is about 21 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bamoth is in Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district. Chamoli is about 21 km away. Pokhari is about 34 km away. Srīnagar is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raduva (3.5 km), Paduli (5.5 km) and Sarmola (9.4 km).

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

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