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About Kamrai Village

Kamrai is a small village in Dhoomakot tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 341, made up of 132 males and 209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,583 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246276, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kamrai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kamrai village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Dhoomakot
Pincode 246276
Area (hectares) 123.66 hectares
Population 341
Male Population 132
Female Population 209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,583
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 Kamrai compares

By the 2011 count Kamrai is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 119 residents. Its 123.66 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1280.

Getting to Kamrai

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

Kamrai lies about 30 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 41 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 Kamrai
Nearest town Pauri 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhoomakot 30 km
District headquarters Garhwal 30 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 41 km

Villages closest to Kamrai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kamrai village had a population of 341. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 119 residents.

Kamrai village has 132 males and 209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamrai has about 1583 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1280.

The pincode recorded for Kamrai is 246276. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kamrai covers 123.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kamrai falls under Dhoomakot tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kamrai is Kotdwara, about 41 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 Kamrai.

Kamrai is about 30 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kamrai is in Dhoomakot tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about 19 km away. Dhoomakot is about 30 km away. Garhwal is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sila Talla (3.1 km), Sila Malla (3.2 km) and Byasi Palli (4.7 km).

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

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