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About Kafaldhunga Village

Kafaldhunga is a small village in Garud tehsil, in the district of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 423, made up of 209 males and 214 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263641, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kafaldhunga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kafaldhunga village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Bageshwar
Tehsil Garud
Pincode 263641
Area (hectares) 50.21 hectares
Population 423
Male Population 209
Female Population 214
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
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 Kafaldhunga compares

By the 2011 count Kafaldhunga is the 53rd largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 367 residents. Its 50.21 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1174.

Getting to Kafaldhunga

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

Kafaldhunga lies about 5.2 km from Bageshwar, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, 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 Kafaldhunga
Tehsil headquarters Garud 5.2 km
District headquarters Bageshwar 5.2 km
Nearest town Almora 28 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 66 km

Villages closest to Kafaldhunga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kafaldhunga village had a population of 423. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 367 residents.

Kafaldhunga village has 209 males and 214 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kafaldhunga has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1174.

The pincode recorded for Kafaldhunga is 263641. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kafaldhunga covers 50.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kafaldhunga falls under Garud tehsil of Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kafaldhunga is Kathgodam, 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 Kafaldhunga.

Kafaldhunga is about 5.2 km from Bageshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kafaldhunga is in Garud tehsil of Bageshwar district. Garud is about 5.2 km away. Bageshwar is about 5.2 km away. Almora is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chamoli (2.4 km), Simkhet (4.0 km) and Baret (5.0 km).

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

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