About Kamar Village

Kamar is a small village in Bhatwari tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 463, made up of 238 males and 225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249194, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kamar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kamar village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Uttarkashi
Tehsil	Bhatwari
Pincode	249194
Area (hectares)	148.74 hectares
Population	463
Male Population	238
Female Population	225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	945
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 Kamar compares

By the 2011 count Kamar is the 46th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 578 residents. Its 148.74 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Kamar

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

Kamar lies about 9.5 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 66 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 Kamar
District headquarters	Uttarkashi	9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhatwari	13 km
Nearest town	Tehri	37 km
Nearest railway station	Dehradun	66 km

Villages closest to Kamar

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

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Common questions about Kamar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kamar village had a population of 463. That makes it the 46th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 578 residents.

Kamar village has 238 males and 225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamar has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Kamar is 249194. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kamar covers 148.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kamar falls under Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kamar is Dehradun, about 66 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 Kamar.

Kamar is about 9.5 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kamar is in Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Uttarkashi is about 9.5 km away. Bhatwari is about 13 km away. Tehri is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.