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About Ida Village

Ida is a small village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 74, made up of 38 males and 36 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246444, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ida Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ida village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Tharali
Pincode 246444
Area (hectares) 28.24 hectares
Population 74
Male Population 38
Female Population 36
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ida compares

By the 2011 count Ida is the 238th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 28.24 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Ida

Ida is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ida 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 Ida from other places

Ida lies about 59 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 71 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 Ida
Tehsil headquarters Tharali 19 km
Nearest town Almora 36 km
District headquarters Chamoli 59 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 71 km

Villages closest to Ida

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 Ida

As per the Census of India 2011, Ida village had a population of 74. That makes it the 238th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Ida village has 38 males and 36 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ida has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1152.

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

Ida covers 28.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ida falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Ida is Ramnagar, about 71 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 Ida.

Ida is about 59 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ida is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Tharali is about 19 km away. Almora is about 36 km away. Chamoli is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pokhri Laga Odar (2.2 km), Majyana (4.4 km) and Kathali Gwar (6.6 km).

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

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