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About Himola Village

Himola is a small village in Ukhimath tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 19, made up of 8 males and 11 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,375 females per 1000 males. The village covers 14.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246419, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Himola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Himola village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Ukhimath
Pincode 246419
Area (hectares) 14.92 hectares
Population 19
Male Population 8
Female Population 11
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,375
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 Himola compares

By the 2011 count Himola is the 213th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 369 residents. Its 14.92 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 1076.

Getting to Himola

Himola is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Himola 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 Himola from other places

Himola lies about 9.3 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 78 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 Himola
District headquarters Rudraprayag 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Ukhimath 28 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 28 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 78 km

Villages closest to Himola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Himola village had a population of 19. That makes it the 213th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 369 residents.

Himola village has 8 males and 11 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Himola has about 1375 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1076.

The pincode recorded for Himola is 246419. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Himola covers 14.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Himola falls under Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Himola is Rishikesh, about 78 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 Himola.

Himola is about 9.3 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Himola is in Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Rudraprayag is about 9.3 km away. Ukhimath is about 28 km away. Srīnagar is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Daira (3.4 km), Birondewal (4.4 km) and Dungri (8.1 km).

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

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