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About Kalsir Village

Kalsir is a mid sized village in Pokhari tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 745, made up of 358 males and 387 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,081 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246473, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalsir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalsir village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Pokhari
Pincode 246473
Area (hectares) 201 hectares
Population 745
Male Population 358
Female Population 387
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,081
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 Kalsir compares

By the 2011 count Kalsir is the 9th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 201 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 1152.

Getting to Kalsir

Kalsir is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kalsir 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 Kalsir from other places

Kalsir lies about 83 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 32 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 Kalsir
Nearest town Rāmnagar 31 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 32 km
Tehsil headquarters Pokhari 33 km
District headquarters Chamoli 83 km

Villages closest to Kalsir

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalsir village had a population of 745. That makes it the 9th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Kalsir village has 358 males and 387 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalsir has about 1081 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Kalsir is 246473. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalsir covers 201 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalsir falls under Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kalsir is Ramnagar, about 32 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 Kalsir.

Kalsir is about 83 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalsir is in Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district. Rāmnagar is about 31 km away. Ramnagar is about 32 km away. Pokhari is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pati (12 km), Devar Palla (12 km) and Devar Walla (13 km).

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

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