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About Kesundar Village

Kesundar is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 420, made up of 199 males and 221 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,111 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kesundar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kesundar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246001
Area (hectares) 130.1 hectares
Population 420
Male Population 199
Female Population 221
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,111
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 Kesundar compares

By the 2011 count Kesundar is the 36th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 130.1 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 1259.

Getting to Kesundar

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

Kesundar lies about 51 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 61 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 Kesundar
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 35 km
District headquarters Garhwal 51 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 61 km

Villages closest to Kesundar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kesundar village had a population of 420. That makes it the 36th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Kesundar village has 199 males and 221 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kesundar has about 1111 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Kesundar is 246001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kesundar covers 130.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kesundar falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kesundar is Kotdwara, about 61 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 Kesundar.

Kesundar is about 51 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kesundar is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about 35 km away. Garhwal is about 51 km away. Kotdwara is about 61 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Minthi (under 2 km), Bangwari (3.2 km) and Hansuri (6.1 km).

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

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