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About Bedula Village

Bedula is a small village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 190, made up of 87 males and 103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,184 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246455, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bedula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bedula village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Tharali
Pincode 246455
Area (hectares) 71.04 hectares
Population 190
Male Population 87
Female Population 103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,184
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 Bedula compares

By the 2011 count Bedula is the 158th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 71.04 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Bedula

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

Bedula lies about 30 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, 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 Bedula
Tehsil headquarters Tharali 18 km
District headquarters Chamoli 30 km
Nearest town Pauri 56 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 86 km

Villages closest to Bedula

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 Bedula

As per the Census of India 2011, Bedula village had a population of 190. That makes it the 158th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Bedula village has 87 males and 103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bedula has about 1184 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1152.

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

Bedula covers 71.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bedula falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bedula is Ramnagar, 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 Bedula.

Bedula is about 30 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bedula is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Tharali is about 18 km away. Chamoli is about 30 km away. Pauri is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chirong Laga Bedula (under 2 km), Ratani (under 2 km) and Narayan Bagad (1.6 km).

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

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