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About Kaflekh Village

Kaflekh is a small village in Lohaghat tehsil, in the district of Champawat, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 36, made up of 16 males and 20 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,250 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262524, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaflekh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaflekh village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Champawat
Tehsil Lohaghat
Pincode 262524
Area (hectares) 69.79 hectares
Population 36
Male Population 16
Female Population 20
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,250
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 Kaflekh compares

By the 2011 count Kaflekh is the 233rd largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 298 residents. Its 69.79 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 1057.

Getting to Kaflekh

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

Kaflekh lies about 15 km from Champawat, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 20 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 Kaflekh
District headquarters Champawat 15 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Lohaghat 23 km
Nearest town Sitārganj 43 km

Villages closest to Kaflekh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaflekh village had a population of 36. That makes it the 233rd largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 298 residents.

Kaflekh village has 16 males and 20 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaflekh has about 1250 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1057.

The pincode recorded for Kaflekh is 262524. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaflekh covers 69.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kaflekh falls under Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kaflekh is Tanakpur, about 20 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 Kaflekh.

Kaflekh is about 15 km from Champawat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaflekh is in Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district. Champawat is about 15 km away. Tanakpur is about 20 km away. Lohaghat is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maulani (2.7 km), Fartola (4.2 km) and Lara (4.5 km).

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

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