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About Kimsar Village

Kimsar is a small village in Yamkeshwar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 365, made up of 176 males and 189 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,074 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kimsar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kimsar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Yamkeshwar
Pincode 246121
Area (hectares) 145.14 hectares
Population 365
Male Population 176
Female Population 189
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,074
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 Kimsar compares

By the 2011 count Kimsar is the 19th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 171 residents. Its 145.14 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 1206.

Getting to Kimsar

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

Kimsar lies about 28 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Virbhadra, about 18 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 Kimsar
Tehsil headquarters Yamkeshwar 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Virbhadra 18 km
Nearest town Rishīkesh 19 km
District headquarters Garhwal 28 km

Villages closest to Kimsar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kimsar village had a population of 365. That makes it the 19th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 171 residents.

Kimsar village has 176 males and 189 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kimsar has about 1074 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1206.

The pincode recorded for Kimsar is 246121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kimsar covers 145.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kimsar falls under Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kimsar is Virbhadra, about 18 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 Kimsar.

Kimsar is about 28 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kimsar is in Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district. Yamkeshwar is about 4.0 km away. Virbhadra is about 18 km away. Rishīkesh is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ganga Bhogpur Malla (under 2 km), Ganga Bhogpur Talla (under 2 km) and Umatha (1.6 km).

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

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