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About Dharamalla Village

Dharamalla is a small village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 149, made up of 70 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,129 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246427, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharamalla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharamalla village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Tharali
Pincode 246427
Area (hectares) 33.56 hectares
Population 149
Male Population 70
Female Population 79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,129
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 Dharamalla compares

By the 2011 count Dharamalla is the 183rd largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 33.56 hectares work out to about 4.4 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 Dharamalla

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

Dharamalla lies about 47 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 Dharamalla
Tehsil headquarters Tharali 7.2 km
District headquarters Chamoli 47 km
Nearest town Almora 50 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 86 km

Villages closest to Dharamalla

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 Dharamalla

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharamalla village had a population of 149. That makes it the 183rd largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Dharamalla village has 70 males and 79 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharamalla has about 1129 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 Dharamalla is 246427. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharamalla covers 33.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dharamalla falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dharamalla 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dharamalla.

Dharamalla is about 47 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharamalla is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Tharali is about 7.2 km away. Chamoli is about 47 km away. Almora is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhara Talla (under 2 km), Padmalla (under 2 km) and Devthali Baduni (under 2 km).

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

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