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About Kaphli Village

Kaphli is a small village in Lohaghat tehsil, in the district of Champawat, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 90, made up of 52 males and 38 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 731 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262524, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaphli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaphli village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Champawat
Tehsil Lohaghat
Pincode 262524
Area (hectares) 83.64 hectares
Population 90
Male Population 52
Female Population 38
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 731
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 Kaphli compares

By the 2011 count Kaphli is the 201st largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 298 residents. Its 83.64 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1057.

Getting to Kaphli

Kaphli is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kaphli 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 Kaphli from other places

Kaphli lies about 24 km from Champawat, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 29 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 Kaphli
District headquarters Champawat 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Lohaghat 26 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 29 km
Nearest town Almora 32 km

Villages closest to Kaphli

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 Kaphli

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaphli village had a population of 90. That makes it the 201st largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 298 residents.

Kaphli village has 52 males and 38 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaphli has about 731 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1057.

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

Kaphli covers 83.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kaphli falls under Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kaphli is Kathgodam, about 29 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 Kaphli.

Kaphli is about 24 km from Champawat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaphli is in Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district. Champawat is about 24 km away. Lohaghat is about 26 km away. Kathgodam is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baskuni (2.1 km), Jhir Kuni (2.1 km) and Chelkot (2.2 km).

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

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