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About Kumar Gaon Village

Kumar Gaon is a small village in Ghansali tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 255, made up of 96 males and 159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,656 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249181, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kumar Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumar Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Ghansali
Pincode 249181
Area (hectares) 48.02 hectares
Population 255
Male Population 96
Female Population 159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,656
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 Kumar Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Kumar Gaon is the 176th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 420 residents. Its 48.02 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1240.

Getting to Kumar Gaon

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

Kumar Gaon lies about 50 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 26 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 Kumar Gaon
Tehsil headquarters Ghansali 8.4 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 25 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 26 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 50 km

Villages closest to Kumar Gaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kumar Gaon village had a population of 255. That makes it the 176th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 420 residents.

Kumar Gaon village has 96 males and 159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumar Gaon has about 1656 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1240.

The pincode recorded for Kumar Gaon is 249181. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kumar Gaon covers 48.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kumar Gaon falls under Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kumar Gaon is Kotdwara, about 26 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 Kumar Gaon.

Kumar Gaon is about 50 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kumar Gaon is in Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Ghansali is about 8.4 km away. Kotdwāra is about 25 km away. Kotdwara 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 Kyarada (under 2 km), Bhald Gaon (under 2 km) and Patur Gaon (under 2 km).

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

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