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About Kaldu Village

Kaldu is a mid sized village in Karnaprayag tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 569, made up of 282 males and 287 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246444, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaldu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaldu village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Karnaprayag
Pincode 246444
Area (hectares) 104.86 hectares
Population 569
Male Population 282
Female Population 287
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
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 Kaldu compares

By the 2011 count Kaldu is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 184 residents. Its 104.86 hectares work out to about 5.4 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 1199.

Getting to Kaldu

Kaldu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kaldu 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. The nearest villages by name are Jaspur, Jasyara, Jhirkoti and Jhurakandi Urf Matoli. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kaldu

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaldu village had a population of 569. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 184 residents.

Kaldu village has 282 males and 287 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaldu has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1199.

The pincode recorded for Kaldu is 246444. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaldu covers 104.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kaldu falls under Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Kaldu notes the nearest railway station 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 Kaldu.

Kaldu is in Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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