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About Kalsiri Village

Kalsiri is a small village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 17, made up of 12 males and 5 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 417 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246427, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalsiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalsiri village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Tharali
Pincode 246427
Area (hectares) 16.62 hectares
Population 17
Male Population 12
Female Population 5
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 417
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 Kalsiri compares

By the 2011 count Kalsiri is the 286th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 16.62 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Kalsiri

Kalsiri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kalsiri 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 Kalsiri from other places

Kalsiri lies about 27 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, 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 Kalsiri
Tehsil headquarters Tharali 17 km
District headquarters Chamoli 27 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 59 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 90 km

Villages closest to Kalsiri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalsiri village had a population of 17. That makes it the 286th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Kalsiri village has 12 males and 5 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalsiri has about 417 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Kalsiri is 246427. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalsiri covers 16.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalsiri falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kalsiri is Ramnagar, 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 Kalsiri.

Kalsiri is about 27 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalsiri is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Tharali is about 17 km away. Chamoli is about 27 km away. Srīnagar is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raigaon (under 2 km), Ghatiyana Laga Dungri (under 2 km) and Simli (2.3 km).

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

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