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About Kimkhola Village

Kimkhola is a small village in Dharchula tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 252, made up of 116 males and 136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,172 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262544, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kimkhola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kimkhola village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Dharchula
Pincode 262544
Area (hectares) 112.92 hectares
Population 252
Male Population 116
Female Population 136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,172
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kimkhola compares

By the 2011 count Kimkhola is the 50th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 826 residents. Its 112.92 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Kimkhola

Kimkhola is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kimkhola 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kimkhola from other places

Kimkhola lies about 31 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 88 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 Kimkhola
Tehsil headquarters Dharchula 14 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 31 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 31 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 88 km

Villages closest to Kimkhola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kimkhola village had a population of 252. That makes it the 50th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 826 residents.

Kimkhola village has 116 males and 136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kimkhola has about 1172 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Kimkhola is 262544. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kimkhola covers 112.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kimkhola falls under Dharchula tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kimkhola is Tanakpur, about 88 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kimkhola.

Kimkhola is about 31 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kimkhola is in Dharchula tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Dharchula is about 14 km away. Pithoragarh is about 31 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Himkhola (under 2 km), Baram (4.6 km) and Baluwakot (5.0 km).

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

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