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About Sagwada Village

Sagwada is a small village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 153, made up of 71 males and 82 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,155 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246481, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sagwada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sagwada village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Tharali
Pincode 246481
Area (hectares) 85.6 hectares
Population 153
Male Population 71
Female Population 82
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,155
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 Sagwada compares

By the 2011 count Sagwada is the 181st largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 85.6 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Sagwada

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

Sagwada lies about 43 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 88 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 Sagwada
Tehsil headquarters Tharali 2.8 km
District headquarters Chamoli 43 km
Nearest town Almora 54 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 88 km

Villages closest to Sagwada

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 Sagwada

As per the Census of India 2011, Sagwada village had a population of 153. That makes it the 181st largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Sagwada village has 71 males and 82 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sagwada has about 1155 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Sagwada is 246481. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sagwada covers 85.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sagwada falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sagwada is Ramnagar, about 88 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 Sagwada.

Sagwada is about 43 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sagwada is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Tharali is about 2.8 km away. Chamoli is about 43 km away. Almora is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhungakholi (under 2 km), Kuni (under 2 km) and Lamkuni (under 2 km).

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

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