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About Kimar Village

Kimar is a small village in Lansdowne tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 261, made up of 112 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,330 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kimar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kimar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Lansdowne
Pincode 246155
Area (hectares) 126.74 hectares
Population 261
Male Population 112
Female Population 149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,330
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kimar compares

By the 2011 count Kimar is the 66th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 148 residents. Its 126.74 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1243.

Getting to Kimar

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

Kimar lies about 13 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 24 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 Kimar
Tehsil headquarters Lansdowne 5.7 km
District headquarters Garhwal 13 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 24 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 24 km

Villages closest to Kimar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kimar village had a population of 261. That makes it the 66th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 148 residents.

Kimar village has 112 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kimar has about 1330 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1243.

The pincode recorded for Kimar is 246155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kimar covers 126.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kimar falls under Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kimar is Kotdwara, about 24 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 Kimar.

Kimar is about 13 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kimar is in Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district. Lansdowne is about 5.7 km away. Garhwal is about 13 km away. Kotdwāra is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manjkot (under 2 km), Jahri Kotla (2.1 km) and Sundriyal Gaon (2.3 km).

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

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