About Kansuwa Village

Kansuwa is a small village in Gairsain tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 420, made up of 197 males and 223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,132 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 244640, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kansuwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kansuwa village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Tehsil	Gairsain
Pincode	244640
Area (hectares)	243.43 hectares
Population	420
Male Population	197
Female Population	223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,132
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kansuwa compares

By the 2011 count Kansuwa is the 43rd largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 284 residents. Its 243.43 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1219.

Getting to Kansuwa

Kansuwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kansuwa as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Kansuwa from other places

Kansuwa lies about 35 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 82 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 Kansuwa
Tehsil headquarters	Gairsain	9.4 km
District headquarters	Chamoli	35 km
Nearest town	Pauri	58 km
Nearest railway station	Ramnagar	82 km

Villages closest to Kansuwa

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.

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Common questions about Kansuwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Kansuwa village had a population of 420. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 284 residents.

Kansuwa village has 197 males and 223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kansuwa has about 1132 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1219.

The pincode recorded for Kansuwa is 244640. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kansuwa covers 243.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kansuwa falls under Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kansuwa is Ramnagar, about 82 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 village for Kansuwa.

Kansuwa is about 35 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kansuwa is in Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district. Gairsain is about 9.4 km away. Chamoli is about 35 km away. Pauri is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.