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About Kail Village

Kail is a small village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 417, made up of 201 males and 216 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,075 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246427, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kail Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kail village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Tharali
Pincode 246427
Area (hectares) 68.65 hectares
Population 417
Male Population 201
Female Population 216
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,075
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 Kail compares

By the 2011 count Kail is the 59th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 68.65 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Kail

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

Kail lies about 45 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 87 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 Kail
Tehsil headquarters Tharali 4.8 km
District headquarters Chamoli 45 km
Nearest town Almora 52 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 87 km

Villages closest to Kail

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kail village had a population of 417. That makes it the 59th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Kail village has 201 males and 216 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kail has about 1075 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Kail is 246427. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kail covers 68.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kail falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kail is Ramnagar, about 87 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 Kail.

Kail is about 45 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kail is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Tharali is about 4.8 km away. Chamoli is about 45 km away. Almora 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 Ichchholi (under 2 km), Tundari (under 2 km) and Dewali Laga Chhenkuda (under 2 km).

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

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