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About Kaflani Village

Kaflani is a small village in Kapkot tehsil, in the district of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 145, made up of 64 males and 81 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,266 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263633, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaflani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaflani village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Bageshwar
Tehsil Kapkot
Pincode 263633
Area (hectares) 141.24 hectares
Population 145
Male Population 64
Female Population 81
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,266
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaflani compares

By the 2011 count Kaflani is the 104th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 141.24 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 1098.

Getting to Kaflani

Kaflani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kaflani as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kaflani from other places

Kaflani lies about 29 km from Bageshwar, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 89 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 Kaflani
District headquarters Bageshwar 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Kapkot 29 km
Nearest town Almora 52 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 89 km

Villages closest to Kaflani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaflani village had a population of 145. That makes it the 104th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Kaflani village has 64 males and 81 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaflani has about 1266 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1098.

The pincode recorded for Kaflani is 263633. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaflani covers 141.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kaflani falls under Kapkot tehsil of Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kaflani is Kathgodam, about 89 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kaflani.

Kaflani is about 29 km from Bageshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaflani is in Kapkot tehsil of Bageshwar district. Bageshwar is about 29 km away. Kapkot is about 29 km away. Almora is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koti Wula (4.1 km), Ukhal Dhar (9.3 km) and Dulam (13 km).

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

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