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About Kali Mati Village

Kali Mati is a small village in Gairsain tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 385, made up of 152 males and 233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,533 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246431, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kali Mati Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kali Mati village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Gairsain
Pincode 246431
Area (hectares) 162.69 hectares
Population 385
Male Population 152
Female Population 233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,533
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kali Mati compares

By the 2011 count Kali Mati is the 53rd largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 284 residents. Its 162.69 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1219.

Getting to Kali Mati

Kali Mati is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kali Mati as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kali Mati from other places

Kali Mati lies about 51 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 67 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 Kali Mati
Tehsil headquarters Gairsain 15 km
Nearest town Almora 47 km
District headquarters Chamoli 51 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 67 km

Villages closest to Kali Mati

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gairsain 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 Kali Mati

As per the Census of India 2011, Kali Mati village had a population of 385. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 284 residents.

Kali Mati village has 152 males and 233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kali Mati has about 1533 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1219.

The pincode recorded for Kali Mati is 246431. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kali Mati covers 162.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kali Mati falls under Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kali Mati is Ramnagar, about 67 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kali Mati.

Kali Mati is about 51 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kali Mati is in Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district. Gairsain is about 15 km away. Almora is about 47 km away. Chamoli is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Latu Gair (under 2 km), Tollyu Chak Latugair (under 2 km) and Bhandar Sera (under 2 km).

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

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