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About Kailashpur Village

Kailashpur is a small village in Joshimath tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 158, made up of 80 males and 78 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25061.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246443, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kailashpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kailashpur village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Joshimath
Pincode 246443
Area (hectares) 25061.47 hectares
Population 158
Male Population 80
Female Population 78
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
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 Kailashpur compares

By the 2011 count Kailashpur is the 55th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 319 residents. Its 25061.47 hectares work out to about 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Kailashpur

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

Kailashpur lies about 62 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 164 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 Kailashpur
Tehsil headquarters Joshimath 34 km
District headquarters Chamoli 62 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 118 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 164 km

Villages closest to Kailashpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kailashpur village had a population of 158. That makes it the 55th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 319 residents.

Kailashpur village has 80 males and 78 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kailashpur has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Kailashpur is 246443. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kailashpur covers 25061.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kailashpur falls under Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kailashpur is Kathgodam, about 164 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 Kailashpur.

Kailashpur is about 62 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kailashpur is in Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district. Joshimath is about 34 km away. Chamoli is about 62 km away. Srīnagar is about 118 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rewal Chak Kurkuti (under 2 km), Malari (2.9 km) and Kosa (3.7 km).

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

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