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About Kaphalpani Village

Kaphalpani is a small village in Pokhari tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 93, made up of 49 males and 44 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246449, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaphalpani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaphalpani village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Pokhari
Pincode 246449
Area (hectares) 46.34 hectares
Population 93
Male Population 49
Female Population 44
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaphalpani compares

By the 2011 count Kaphalpani is the 97th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 46.34 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Kaphalpani

Kaphalpani is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kaphalpani as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kaphalpani from other places

Kaphalpani lies about 65 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 53 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 Kaphalpani
Tehsil headquarters Pokhari 24 km
Nearest town Almora 39 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 53 km
District headquarters Chamoli 65 km

Villages closest to Kaphalpani

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 Kaphalpani

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaphalpani village had a population of 93. That makes it the 97th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Kaphalpani village has 49 males and 44 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaphalpani has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Kaphalpani is 246449. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaphalpani covers 46.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kaphalpani falls under Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kaphalpani is Ramnagar, about 53 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kaphalpani.

Kaphalpani is about 65 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaphalpani is in Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district. Pokhari is about 24 km away. Almora is about 39 km away. Ramnagar is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gugli (4.6 km), Mayoli Laga Gugli (5.1 km) and Jakhmala (5.4 km).

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

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