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About Bamiyala Village

Bamiyala is a small village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 382, made up of 176 males and 206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,170 females per 1000 males. The village covers 323.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246455, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bamiyala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamiyala village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Tharali
Pincode 246455
Area (hectares) 323.42 hectares
Population 382
Male Population 176
Female Population 206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,170
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 Bamiyala compares

By the 2011 count Bamiyala is the 72nd largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 323.42 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, a little above the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Bamiyala

Bamiyala is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bamiyala 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 Bamiyala from other places

Bamiyala lies about 28 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 87 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 Bamiyala
Tehsil headquarters Tharali 23 km
District headquarters Chamoli 28 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 51 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 87 km

Villages closest to Bamiyala

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 Bamiyala

As per the Census of India 2011, Bamiyala village had a population of 382. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Bamiyala village has 176 males and 206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamiyala has about 1170 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Bamiyala is 246455. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bamiyala covers 323.42 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.

Bamiyala falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bamiyala is Ramnagar, about 87 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 Bamiyala.

Bamiyala is about 28 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bamiyala is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Tharali is about 23 km away. Chamoli is about 28 km away. Srīnagar is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kandwal Gaon (2.9 km), Nalgaon (3.7 km) and Nalgaon Sirgur (3.7 km).

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

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