About Gwaldam State Village

Gwaldam State is a large village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,920, made up of 1,557 males and 1,363 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246441, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gwaldam State Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gwaldam State village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Tehsil	Tharali
Pincode	246441
Area (hectares)	125.26 hectares
Population	2,920
Male Population	1,557
Female Population	1,363
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	875
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gwaldam State compares

By the 2011 count Gwaldam State is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 125.26 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Gwaldam State

Gwaldam State is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gwaldam State as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Gwaldam State from other places

Gwaldam State lies about 50 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 81 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 Gwaldam State
Tehsil headquarters	Tharali	8.7 km
Nearest town	Almora	46 km
District headquarters	Chamoli	50 km
Nearest railway station	Ramnagar	81 km

Villages closest to Gwaldam State

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.

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Common questions about Gwaldam State

As per the Census of India 2011, Gwaldam State village had a population of 2,920. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Gwaldam State village has 1,557 males and 1,363 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gwaldam State has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Gwaldam State is 246441. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gwaldam State covers 125.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gwaldam State falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gwaldam State is Ramnagar, about 81 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Gwaldam State.

Gwaldam State is about 50 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gwaldam State is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Tharali is about 8.7 km away. Almora is about 46 km away. Chamoli is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.