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About Sarmola Village

Sarmola is a small village in Pokhari tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 378, made up of 164 males and 214 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,305 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246473, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarmola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarmola village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Pokhari
Pincode 246473
Area (hectares) 140.61 hectares
Population 378
Male Population 164
Female Population 214
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,305
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 Sarmola compares

By the 2011 count Sarmola is the 33rd largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 140.61 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Sarmola

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

Sarmola lies about 29 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 78 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 Sarmola
Nearest town Srīnagar 28 km
District headquarters Chamoli 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Pokhari 34 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 78 km

Villages closest to Sarmola

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 Sarmola

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarmola village had a population of 378. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Sarmola village has 164 males and 214 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarmola has about 1305 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

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

Sarmola covers 140.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarmola falls under Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sarmola is Rishikesh, about 78 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 Sarmola.

Sarmola is about 29 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarmola is in Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district. Srīnagar is about 28 km away. Chamoli is about 29 km away. Pokhari is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paduli (4.7 km), Raduva (5.9 km) and Bamoth (9.4 km).

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

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