About Kafnu Village

Kafnu is a mid sized village in Nichar tehsil, in the district of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 824, made up of 413 males and 411 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 320 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kafnu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kafnu village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kinnaur
Tehsil	Nichar
Pincode	172118
Area (hectares)	320 hectares
Population	824
Male Population	413
Female Population	411
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	995
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kafnu compares

By the 2011 count Kafnu is the 7th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 326 residents. Its 320 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Kafnu

Kafnu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kafnu 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. The nearest villages by name are Huri, Jani, Joktaring and Kachrang. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kafnu

As per the Census of India 2011, Kafnu village had a population of 824. That makes it the 7th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 326 residents.

Kafnu village has 413 males and 411 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kafnu has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Kafnu is 172118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kafnu covers 320 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kafnu falls under Nichar tehsil of Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kafnu notes the nearest railway station 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 Kafnu.

Kafnu is in Nichar tehsil of Kinnaur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.