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About Kamsal Village

Kamsal is a mid sized village in Ukhimath tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 632, made up of 311 males and 321 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246425, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kamsal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kamsal village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Ukhimath
Pincode 246425
Area (hectares) 109.5 hectares
Population 632
Male Population 311
Female Population 321
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
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 Kamsal compares

By the 2011 count Kamsal is the 40th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 369 residents. Its 109.5 hectares work out to about 5.8 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 1076.

Getting to Kamsal

Kamsal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kamsal 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 Kamsal from other places

Kamsal lies about 15 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 82 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 Kamsal
Tehsil headquarters Ukhimath 13 km
District headquarters Rudraprayag 15 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 34 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 82 km

Villages closest to Kamsal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kamsal village had a population of 632. That makes it the 40th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 369 residents.

Kamsal village has 311 males and 321 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamsal has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1076.

The pincode recorded for Kamsal is 246425. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kamsal covers 109.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kamsal falls under Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kamsal is Rishikesh, about 82 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 Kamsal.

Kamsal is about 15 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kamsal is in Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Ukhimath is about 13 km away. Rudraprayag is about 15 km away. Srīnagar is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Onga Laga Kamsal (under 2 km), Jagoth (under 2 km) and Akardhar (1.6 km).

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

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