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About Kwilakh Village

Kwilakh is a small village in Gairsain tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 168, made up of 79 males and 89 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,127 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246488, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kwilakh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kwilakh village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Gairsain
Pincode 246488
Area (hectares) 142.34 hectares
Population 168
Male Population 79
Female Population 89
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,127
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 Kwilakh compares

By the 2011 count Kwilakh is the 133rd largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 284 residents. Its 142.34 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1219.

Getting to Kwilakh

Kwilakh is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kwilakh 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 Kwilakh from other places

Kwilakh lies about 52 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 78 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 Kwilakh
Tehsil headquarters Gairsain 28 km
Nearest town Almora 43 km
District headquarters Chamoli 52 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 78 km

Villages closest to Kwilakh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kwilakh village had a population of 168. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 284 residents.

Kwilakh village has 79 males and 89 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kwilakh has about 1127 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1219.

The pincode recorded for Kwilakh is 246488. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kwilakh covers 142.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kwilakh falls under Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kwilakh is Ramnagar, about 78 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 Kwilakh.

Kwilakh is about 52 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kwilakh is in Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district. Gairsain is about 28 km away. Almora is about 43 km away. Chamoli 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 Wadiyari Laga Kwilakh (under 2 km), Rithiya (3.4 km) and Rithola (3.4 km).

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

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