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About Urma Village

Urma is a small village in Didihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 266, made up of 115 males and 151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,313 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262552, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Urma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Urma village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Didihat
Pincode 262552
Area (hectares) 219.36 hectares
Population 266
Male Population 115
Female Population 151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,313
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Urma compares

By the 2011 count Urma is the 87th largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 207 residents. Its 219.36 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1103.

Getting to Urma

Urma is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Urma as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Urma from other places

Urma lies about 37 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 96 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 Urma
Tehsil headquarters Didihat 11 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 37 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 37 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 96 km

Villages closest to Urma

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Didihat 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 Urma

As per the Census of India 2011, Urma village had a population of 266. That makes it the 87th largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 207 residents.

Urma village has 115 males and 151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Urma has about 1313 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1103.

The pincode recorded for Urma is 262552. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Urma covers 219.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Urma falls under Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Urma is Tanakpur, about 96 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Urma.

Urma is about 37 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Urma is in Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Didihat is about 11 km away. Pithoragarh is about 37 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baira (1.6 km), Barakot (1.6 km) and Baram Bachkuri (1.6 km).

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

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