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About Kafnali Village

Kafnali is a small village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 74, made up of 36 males and 38 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176058, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kafnali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kafnali village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 176058
Area (hectares) 87.25 hectares
Population 74
Male Population 36
Female Population 38
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,056
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kafnali compares

By the 2011 count Kafnali is the 168th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 283 residents. Its 87.25 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Kafnali

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

Kafnali lies about 35 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Bharmar, about 14 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 Kafnali
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 6.6 km
Nearest town Talwāra 13 km
Nearest railway station Bharmar 14 km
District headquarters Kangra 35 km

Villages closest to Kafnali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kafnali village had a population of 74. That makes it the 168th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 283 residents.

Kafnali village has 36 males and 38 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kafnali has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Kafnali is 176058. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kafnali covers 87.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kafnali falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kafnali is Bharmar, about 14 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 Kafnali.

Kafnali is about 35 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kafnali is in Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district. Fatehpur is about 6.6 km away. Talwāra is about 13 km away. Bharmar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jauli (under 2 km), Baroh Uparla (under 2 km) and Nigal (under 2 km).

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

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