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About Kumbhichaur Village

Kumbhichaur is a mid sized village in Kotdwara tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,169, made up of 573 males and 596 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kumbhichaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumbhichaur village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Kotdwara
Pincode 246149
Area (hectares) 50.82 hectares
Population 1,169
Male Population 573
Female Population 596
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kumbhichaur compares

By the 2011 count Kumbhichaur is the 28th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 396 residents. Its 50.82 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1139.

Getting to Kumbhichaur

Kumbhichaur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kumbhichaur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kumbhichaur from other places

Kumbhichaur lies about 11 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about under 2 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 Kumbhichaur
Nearest railway station Kotdwara under 2 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 1.5 km
District headquarters Garhwal 11 km

Villages closest to Kumbhichaur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kumbhichaur village had a population of 1,169. That makes it the 28th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 396 residents.

Kumbhichaur village has 573 males and 596 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumbhichaur has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1139.

The pincode recorded for Kumbhichaur is 246149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kumbhichaur covers 50.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kumbhichaur falls under Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kumbhichaur is Kotdwara, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kumbhichaur.

Kumbhichaur is about 11 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kumbhichaur is in Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district. Kotdwara is about under 2 km away. Kotdwāra is about 1.5 km away. Garhwal is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Grastan Ganj (under 2 km), Kotdwara Range (1.5 km) and Kotdwar Gaon (1.6 km).

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

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