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About Karnsili Village

Karnsili is a small village in Ukhimath tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 334, made up of 158 males and 176 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,114 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246425, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karnsili Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karnsili village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Ukhimath
Pincode 246425
Area (hectares) 133.49 hectares
Population 334
Male Population 158
Female Population 176
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,114
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karnsili compares

By the 2011 count Karnsili is the 89th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 369 residents. Its 133.49 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1076.

Getting to Karnsili

Karnsili is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karnsili as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Karnsili from other places

Karnsili lies about 29 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 61 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 Karnsili
Nearest town Srīnagar 27 km
District headquarters Rudraprayag 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Ukhimath 31 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 61 km

Villages closest to Karnsili

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 Karnsili

As per the Census of India 2011, Karnsili village had a population of 334. That makes it the 89th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 369 residents.

Karnsili village has 158 males and 176 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karnsili has about 1114 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1076.

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

Karnsili covers 133.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karnsili falls under Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Karnsili is Rishikesh, about 61 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Karnsili.

Karnsili is about 29 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karnsili is in Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Srīnagar is about 27 km away. Rudraprayag is about 29 km away. Ukhimath 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 Kinjani (4.9 km), Mahar Gaon (6.2 km) and Sera (7.1 km).

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

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