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About Kamad Village

Kamad is a small village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 69, made up of 30 males and 39 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,300 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kamad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kamad village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Gangolihat
Pincode 262522
Area (hectares) 37.07 hectares
Population 69
Male Population 30
Female Population 39
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,300
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 Kamad compares

By the 2011 count Kamad is the 224th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 37.07 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1159.

Getting to Kamad

Kamad is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kamad 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 Kamad from other places

Kamad lies about 44 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 76 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 Kamad
Tehsil headquarters Gangolihat 28 km
Nearest town Almora 38 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 44 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 76 km

Villages closest to Kamad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kamad village had a population of 69. That makes it the 224th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Kamad village has 30 males and 39 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamad has about 1300 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1159.

The pincode recorded for Kamad is 262522. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kamad covers 37.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kamad falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kamad is Kathgodam, about 76 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 Kamad.

Kamad is about 44 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kamad is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Gangolihat is about 28 km away. Almora is about 38 km away. Pithoragarh is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Oliya Gaon (2.1 km), Kaseri (6.1 km) and Jamar Kote (7.2 km).

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

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