Joshimath Tehsil - Chamoli, Uttarakhand

Joshimath is an administrative tehsil in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Joshimath is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Rishikesh, while the nearest airport is Pithorgarh Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 112.8 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 4,677 km², including 4,663.13 km² rural area and 13.50 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 732 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Joshimath Tehsil

Joshimath Tehsil has a total of 107 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Tehsil, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.	Village Name	Category	Gram Panchayat
1	Aira	Rural	Merag
2	Arurhi Paturi	Rural	Lam Bagar
3	Auli Laga Joshimath	Urban	Not applicable
4	Auli Laga Salude	Unmapped	Not applicable
5	Badal Gaitha	Rural	Tapovan
6	Bamani	Unmapped	Not applicable
7	Bampa	Rural	Bampa
8	Bara Gaon	Rural	Baragaon
9	Bhalgaon	Rural	Bhalagaon
10	Bhangyul	Rural	Bhangyul
11	Bharkichak-Urgam	Rural	Bharki
12	Bheta Chak Urgam	Rural	Bhenta
13	Bhyudar	Rural	Bhyundar
14	Bilagar	Rural	Tapovan
15	Chaien	Rural	Chain
16	Chamoli	Unmapped	Not applicable
17	Chamtoli	Rural	Kundi Khola
18	Darmi	Rural	Ganai
19	Devgram	Rural	Devgram
20	Dhak	Rural	Dhak
21	Dronagiri	Rural	Dronagiri
22	Dumak	Rural	Dumak
23	Dungra	Rural	Dungri
24	Dungra Barosi	Rural	Dugra Barosi
25	Dwing	Rural	Dwing Tapaun
26	F-1	Unmapped	Not applicable
27	Fagti	Rural	Tolma
28	Farkiagaon	Rural	Farkiya
29	Gahar	Rural	Bhangyul
30	Gamsali	Rural	Gamsali
31	Ganai	Rural	Ganai
32	Garpak	Rural	Kaga
33	Gaunkh Laga Sailang	Rural	Selang
34	Gulabkoti	Rural	Gulab Koti
35	Gurguti	Rural	Mehargaon
36	Hailang	Rural	Helang
37	Inara	Rural	Baragaon
38	Jakhola	Rural	Jakhola
39	Jalam	Rural	Jelam
40	Jalgwar	Rural	Pakhi
41	Joshimath	Unmapped	Not applicable
42	Joshimath	Unmapped	Not applicable
43	Jugaju Chak Lata	Rural	Reini
44	Jumma	Rural	Jelam
45	Juwagwar	Rural	Rani Chak Subhai
46	Kaga Laga Dronagiri	Rural	Kaga
47	Kailashpur	Rural	Kailashpur
48	Kalgoth	Rural	Kalgoth
49	Karachhon	Rural	Karchhon
50	Karchi	Rural	Regdi
51	Khancha Malla	Rural	Merag
52	Khancha Talla	Rural	Merag
53	Khiron	Rural	Lam Bagar
54	Kimana	Rural	Kimana
55	Kosa	Rural	Kosha
56	Kundikhola	Rural	Kundi Khola
57	Kuraipani	Rural	Tolma
58	Lamtoli	Rural	Dronagiri
59	Langsi	Rural	Langasi
60	Lanji	Rural	Pokhani
61	Lata	Rural	Lata
62	Longsagari	Rural	Tolma
63	Lyari Thana	Rural	Lyari Theina
64	Mahargaon	Rural	Mehargaon
65	Malari	Rural	Malari
66	Mana	Rural	Mana
67	Marwadi Chak Pakhi	Rural	Pakhi
68	Mirg	Rural	Merag
69	Molta	Rural	Molta
70	Morana Chak Subhai	Rural	Reini
71	Niti	Rural	Neeti
72	Noligwar	Rural	Ganai
73	Ouathhanuman Chatti	Rural	Outh Hanuman Chatti Benakuli
74	Pagnau	Rural	Pagno
75	Pagrasu	Rural	Tolma
76	Pail Chak Bhyudar	Rural	Bhyundar
77	Paini	Rural	Paini
78	Pakhi	Rural	Pakhi
79	Palla	Rural	Jakhola
80	Pandukaswar	Rural	Pandukeshar
81	Pang Chak Lata	Rural	Reini
82	Parsari	Unmapped	Not applicable
83	Payya Chormi	Rural	Baragaon
84	Pokhani Urf Pokhari	Rural	Pokhani
85	Raigari	Rural	Regdi
86	Raini Chak Lata	Rural	Reini
87	Raini Chak Subhai	Rural	Rani Chak Subhai
88	Ravigram	Unmapped	Not applicable
89	Rewal Chak Kurkuti	Rural	Farkiya
90	Ringi	Rural	Ringi
91	Sailang	Rural	Selang
92	Salna Chak Urgam	Rural	Lyari Theina
93	Salud	Rural	Salud Dungra
94	Shri Badrinath	Unmapped	Not applicable
95	Subhai	Rural	Subhai
96	Sukhi	Rural	Bhalagaon
97	Tangni Malli	Rural	Tangani Malli
98	Tangni Talli	Rural	Tangani Talli
99	Tapon	Rural	Dwing Tapaun
100	Thaing	Rural	Theing
101	Tirosi	Rural	Dwing Tapaun
102	Toli Laga Chiae	Rural	Chain
103	Tolma	Rural	Tolma
104	Topovan	Rural	Tapovan
105	Tugasi	Rural	Regdi
106	Uchougaur	Rural	Kalgoth
107	Urgam	Rural	Urgam

Population of Joshimath Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Joshimath Tehsil has a total population of 48,202 people, consisting of 27,828 males and 20,374 females. There are 12,358 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 10 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	48,202	29,055	19,147
Male Population	27,828	15,786	12,042
Female Population	20,374	13,269	7,105
Total Households	12,358	7,610	4,748
Population Density	10 / km²	6 / km²	1,418 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 37,159 literate people and 5,543 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 6,481 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 7,719 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Child Population (Age 0–6)	5,543	3,372	2,171
Literate Population	37,159	21,562	15,597
Illiterate Population	11,043	7,493	3,550
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	6,481	4,025	2,456
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	7,719	5,986	1,733

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.

Tehsil Overview
Tehsil (Hindi)	Joshimath (जोशीमठ )
District	Chamoli
State / UT	Uttarakhand
Railway Station	Rishikesh
Total Area	4,677 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	732
Total Population (2011)	48,202
Density	10/km²
Total Villages	107

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Gairsain	Ghaat
Jilasu	Karnaprayag
Nandprayag	Narayanbagar
Pokhari	Tharali