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About Kulaun Village

Kulaun is a mid sized village in Garud tehsil, in the district of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,310, made up of 629 males and 681 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,083 females per 1000 males. The village covers 239.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263635, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kulaun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kulaun village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Bageshwar
Tehsil Garud
Pincode 263635
Area (hectares) 239.82 hectares
Population 1,310
Male Population 629
Female Population 681
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,083
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 Kulaun compares

By the 2011 count Kulaun is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 367 residents. Its 239.82 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1174.

Getting to Kulaun

Kulaun is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kulaun 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 Kulaun from other places

Kulaun lies about 24 km from Bageshwar, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 80 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 Kulaun
Tehsil headquarters Garud 24 km
District headquarters Bageshwar 24 km
Nearest town Almora 43 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 80 km

Villages closest to Kulaun

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 Kulaun

As per the Census of India 2011, Kulaun village had a population of 1,310. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 367 residents.

Kulaun village has 629 males and 681 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kulaun has about 1083 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 Kulaun is 263635. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kulaun covers 239.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kulaun falls under Garud tehsil of Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kulaun is Kathgodam, about 80 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 Kulaun.

Kulaun is about 24 km from Bageshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kulaun is in Garud tehsil of Bageshwar district. Garud is about 24 km away. Bageshwar is about 24 km away. Almora is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Par Koti (2.2 km), Gheti (2.3 km) and Lar Khet (2.6 km).

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

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