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About Kailab Village

Kailab is a small village in Pokhari tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 47, made up of 14 males and 33 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 2,357 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246473, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kailab Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kailab village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Pokhari
Pincode 246473
Area (hectares) 60.96 hectares
Population 47
Male Population 14
Female Population 33
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 2,357
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 Kailab compares

By the 2011 count Kailab is the 111th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 60.96 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 1152.

Getting to Kailab

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

Kailab lies about 68 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 48 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 Kailab
Tehsil headquarters Pokhari 20 km
Nearest town Pauri 40 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 48 km
District headquarters Chamoli 68 km

Villages closest to Kailab

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kailab village had a population of 47. That makes it the 111th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Kailab village has 14 males and 33 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kailab has about 2357 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Kailab is 246473. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kailab covers 60.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kailab falls under Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kailab is Kotdwara, about 48 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 Kailab.

Kailab is about 68 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kailab is in Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district. Pokhari is about 20 km away. Pauri is about 40 km away. Kotdwara is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhandoli (2.0 km), Langali (3.2 km) and Bingar (4.3 km).

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

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