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About Dimar Village

Dimar is a mid sized village in Karnaprayag tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,109, made up of 560 males and 549 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 343.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246444, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dimar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dimar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Karnaprayag
Pincode 246444
Area (hectares) 343.91 hectares
Population 1,109
Male Population 560
Female Population 549
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dimar compares

By the 2011 count Dimar is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 184 residents. Its 343.91 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1199.

Getting to Dimar

Dimar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dimar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Dimar from other places

Dimar lies about 19 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 90 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 Dimar
Tehsil headquarters Karnaprayag 3.1 km
District headquarters Chamoli 19 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 45 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 90 km

Villages closest to Dimar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karnaprayag 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 Dimar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dimar village had a population of 1,109. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 184 residents.

Dimar village has 560 males and 549 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dimar has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1199.

The pincode recorded for Dimar is 246444. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dimar covers 343.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dimar falls under Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dimar is Kotdwara, about 90 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dimar.

Dimar is about 19 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dimar is in Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district. Karnaprayag is about 3.1 km away. Chamoli is about 19 km away. Srīnagar is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pipalsera (under 2 km), Nakot Laga Dimar (under 2 km) and Nakot Malla (under 2 km).

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

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