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About Kwarana Village

Kwarana is a small village in Chakrata tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 251, made up of 125 males and 126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kwarana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kwarana village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Chakrata
Pincode 248123
Area (hectares) 137.23 hectares
Population 251
Male Population 125
Female Population 126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
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 Kwarana compares

By the 2011 count Kwarana is the 75th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 401 residents. Its 137.23 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 953.

Getting to Kwarana

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

Kwarana lies about 47 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 Kwarana
Tehsil headquarters Chakrata 7.3 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 32 km
District headquarters Dehradun 47 km

Villages closest to Kwarana

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 Kwarana

As per the Census of India 2011, Kwarana village had a population of 251. That makes it the 75th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 401 residents.

Kwarana village has 125 males and 126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kwarana has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

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

Kwarana covers 137.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kwarana falls under Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Kwarana 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 Kwarana.

Kwarana is about 47 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kwarana is in Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district. Chakrata is about 7.3 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 32 km away. Dehradun is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gamari (under 2 km), Daudha (under 2 km) and Dunawa (under 2 km).

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

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