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About Kameda Village

Kameda is a small village in Karnaprayag tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 336, made up of 158 males and 178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,127 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246446, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kameda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kameda village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Karnaprayag
Pincode 246446
Area (hectares) 86.12 hectares
Population 336
Male Population 158
Female Population 178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,127
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kameda compares

By the 2011 count Kameda is the 37th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 184 residents. Its 86.12 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1199.

Getting to Kameda

Kameda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kameda 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 Kameda from other places

Kameda lies about 14 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 103 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 Kameda
District headquarters Chamoli 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Karnaprayag 16 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 58 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 103 km

Villages closest to Kameda

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 Kameda

As per the Census of India 2011, Kameda village had a population of 336. That makes it the 37th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 184 residents.

Kameda village has 158 males and 178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kameda has about 1127 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1199.

The pincode recorded for Kameda is 246446. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kameda covers 86.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kameda falls under Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kameda is Kotdwara, about 103 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 Kameda.

Kameda is about 14 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kameda is in Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district. Chamoli is about 14 km away. Karnaprayag is about 16 km away. Srīnagar 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 Kamera (under 2 km), Kamera Beat (under 2 km) and Baron (under 2 km).

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

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