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Bameli

बामेली
Karnaprayag mandal
Pincode 246429
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SUMEDA BISHT
Contact: 80****4244
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LGD code
41305
Pincode
246429
Post office
Gauchar
Population
31
Households
6
Literacy rate
67.7%
Sex ratio
1385 ♀/1000♂
Workers
13
Distance to district centre
24 km
Distance to mandal centre
18 km
Distance to Dehradun
102 km
Distance to Delhi
256 km
Nearest railway station
Kotdwara · 77 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
ITBP Hospital · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Bameli compares

By population, Bameli ranks #166 of 199 villages in Karnaprayag mandal.

Literacy rate
%
67.7%
−4.8% vs mandal average
Bameli
67.7%
Karnaprayag mandal
72.5%
Chamoli district
71.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,385
+237 vs mandal average
Bameli
1,385
Karnaprayag mandal
1,148
Household size
people per home
5.2
+1.0 vs mandal average
Bameli
5.2
Karnaprayag mandal
4.2

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Bameli at a glance

Bameli is a village of 31 people in 6 households (Census 2011) in Karnaprayag tehsil, Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, the 166th-largest of 199 villages in Karnaprayag tehsil. Literacy is 68%, 5 points below the tehsil average of 73% and the sex ratio is 1,385 women per 1,000 men. It lies 24 km from the Chamoli district centre, 34 km from Kulheri, the nearest town, 77 km from Kotdwara railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 246429, served by Gauchar post office; the LGD village code is 41305. The nearest hospital or health centre is ITBP Hospital, 8 km away. The sarpanch is SUMEDA BISHT. The population is estimated at 37 in 2026, up 19% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Majhkhola

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Bameli · this village3168%
Majkhola · Karnaprayag27270%1.8 km NE
Kandai · Pokhari27276%2.6 km NW
Sunak · Karnaprayag12673%2.7 km NE
Jalgaon · Karnaprayag11167%3 km NE
Mola · Rudraprayag11873%3.8 km N
Jasoli · Rudraprayag35070%4.3 km NW

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Key facts — Bameli

LGD code
41305
Pincode
246429
Post office
Gauchar
Population (Census 2011)
31
Population (projected 2026)
37
Households
6
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1385
Literacy rate
67.7%
Coordinates
30.23010°N, 79.08709°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Garhwal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Karnprayag
Member of Parliament
Anil Baluni
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
SUMEDA BISHT
Block / Mandal
Karnaprayag
Getting there

How to reach Bameli

Mandal centre
Karnaprayag · ≈ 18 km
≈ 37 min by car · 44 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Chamoli · ≈ 24 km
≈ 49 min by car · 58 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,444 people
Kulheri · ≈ 34 km
≈ 1 h 9 min by car · 1 h 22 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun102 kmcapital
  • Delhi256 km
  • Kolkata1255 km
  • Mumbai1389 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKotdwara77 km
  • Bus stopKalina (soad)8 km
  • Hospital / PHCITBP Hospital8 km
  • ATM / bankSTATE BANK OF INDIA30 km
  • Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum25 km
  • CollegeUttarakhand University of Horticulture & Forestry21 km
  • Police stationRudraprayag Police Station12 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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