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About Atthu Village

Atthu is a small village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 171, made up of 84 males and 87 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246427, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Atthu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Atthu village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Tharali
Pincode 246427
Area (hectares) 140.39 hectares
Population 171
Male Population 84
Female Population 87
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
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 Atthu compares

By the 2011 count Atthu is the 165th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 140.39 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 1152.

Getting to Atthu

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

Atthu lies about 46 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 89 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 Atthu
Tehsil headquarters Tharali 7.4 km
District headquarters Chamoli 46 km
Nearest town Almora 52 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 89 km

Villages closest to Atthu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Atthu village had a population of 171. That makes it the 165th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Atthu village has 84 males and 87 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Atthu has about 1036 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 Atthu is 246427. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Atthu covers 140.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Atthu falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Atthu is Ramnagar, about 89 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 Atthu.

Atthu 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.

Atthu is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Tharali is about 7.4 km away. Chamoli is about 46 km away. Almora is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hat Kalyani (under 2 km), Karbali Chak Beradhar (under 2 km) and Purna (under 2 km).

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

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