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About Kamand Village

Kamand is a small village in Gairsain tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1. The village covers 6.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246428, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kamand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kamand village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Gairsain
Pincode 246428
Area (hectares) 6.16 hectares
Population 1
Male Population 1
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kamand compares

By the 2011 count Kamand is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 284 residents. Its 6.16 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Getting to Kamand

Kamand is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kamand as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Kamand from other places

Kamand lies about 63 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 58 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 Kamand
Tehsil headquarters Gairsain 27 km
Nearest town Almora 36 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 58 km
District headquarters Chamoli 63 km

Villages closest to Kamand

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 Kamand

As per the Census of India 2011, Kamand village had a population of 1. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 284 residents.

The pincode recorded for Kamand is 246428. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kamand covers 6.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kamand falls under Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kamand is Ramnagar, about 58 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kamand.

Kamand is about 63 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kamand is in Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district. Gairsain is about 27 km away. Almora is about 36 km away. Ramnagar is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhargair (2.2 km), Gair (2.2 km) and Koliyana Laga Dhargair (2.2 km).

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

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