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About Kumal Gaon Village

Kumal Gaon is a small village in Didihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 247, made up of 120 males and 127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262552, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kumal Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumal Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Didihat
Pincode 262552
Area (hectares) 107.16 hectares
Population 247
Male Population 120
Female Population 127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,058
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kumal Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Kumal Gaon is the 96th largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 207 residents. Its 107.16 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 1103.

Getting to Kumal Gaon

Kumal Gaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kumal Gaon as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kumal Gaon from other places

Kumal Gaon lies about 26 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 83 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 Kumal Gaon
Tehsil headquarters Didihat 15 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 26 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 26 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 83 km

Villages closest to Kumal Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Didihat 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 Kumal Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Kumal Gaon village had a population of 247. That makes it the 96th largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 207 residents.

Kumal Gaon village has 120 males and 127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumal Gaon has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1103.

The pincode recorded for Kumal Gaon is 262552. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kumal Gaon covers 107.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kumal Gaon falls under Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kumal Gaon is Tanakpur, about 83 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kumal Gaon.

Kumal Gaon is about 26 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kumal Gaon is in Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Didihat is about 15 km away. Pithoragarh is about 26 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chalmori (under 2 km), Chhalori (under 2 km) and Amatari (under 2 km).

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

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