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About Nam Tol Village

Nam Tol is a small village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 294, made up of 134 males and 160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,194 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246444, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nam Tol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nam Tol village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Tharali
Pincode 246444
Area (hectares) 132.32 hectares
Population 294
Male Population 134
Female Population 160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,194
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 Nam Tol compares

By the 2011 count Nam Tol is the 100th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 132.32 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Nam Tol

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

Nam Tol lies about 56 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 61 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 Nam Tol
Tehsil headquarters Tharali 26 km
Nearest town Almora 43 km
District headquarters Chamoli 56 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 61 km

Villages closest to Nam Tol

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 Nam Tol

As per the Census of India 2011, Nam Tol village had a population of 294. That makes it the 100th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Nam Tol village has 134 males and 160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nam Tol has about 1194 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Nam Tol is 246444. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nam Tol covers 132.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nam Tol falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Nam Tol is Ramnagar, about 61 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 Nam Tol.

Nam Tol is about 56 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nam Tol is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Tharali is about 26 km away. Almora is about 43 km away. Chamoli 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 Beena Gaon (under 2 km), Junair (under 2 km) and Leguna (under 2 km).

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

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