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About Kimdar Village

Kimdar is a small village in Puraula tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 124, made up of 67 males and 57 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249185, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kimdar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kimdar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Puraula
Pincode 249185
Area (hectares) 144.45 hectares
Population 124
Male Population 67
Female Population 57
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 851
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kimdar compares

By the 2011 count Kimdar is the 69th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 144.45 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Kimdar

Kimdar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kimdar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kimdar from other places

Kimdar lies about 32 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 73 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 Kimdar
Tehsil headquarters Puraula 32 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 32 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 57 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 73 km

Villages closest to Kimdar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kimdar village had a population of 124. That makes it the 69th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Kimdar village has 67 males and 57 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kimdar has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Kimdar is 249185. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kimdar covers 144.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kimdar falls under Puraula tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kimdar is Dehradun, about 73 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kimdar.

Kimdar is about 32 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kimdar is in Puraula tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Puraula is about 32 km away. Uttarkashi is about 32 km away. Mussoorie is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paunti (under 2 km), Chhanika (under 2 km) and Digari (under 2 km).

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

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