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About Kaknoi Village

Kaknoi is a small village in Chakrata tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 176, made up of 97 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 814 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaknoi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaknoi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Chakrata
Pincode 248123
Area (hectares) 179.94 hectares
Population 176
Male Population 97
Female Population 79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 814
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 Kaknoi compares

By the 2011 count Kaknoi is the 95th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 401 residents. Its 179.94 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 953.

Getting to Kaknoi

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

Kaknoi lies about 60 km from Dehradun. 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 Kaknoi
Tehsil headquarters Chakrata 15 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 43 km
District headquarters Dehradun 60 km

Villages closest to Kaknoi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaknoi village had a population of 176. That makes it the 95th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 401 residents.

Kaknoi village has 97 males and 79 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaknoi has about 814 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Kaknoi is 248123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaknoi covers 179.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kaknoi falls under Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Kaknoi notes the nearest railway station 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 Kaknoi.

Kaknoi is about 60 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaknoi is in Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district. Chakrata is about 15 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 43 km away. Dehradun is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Luhari (7.9 km), Kondoi Dondar (9.6 km) and Dakerna (10 km).

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

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