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About Kyawa Village

Kyawa is a small village in Chakrata tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 167, made up of 75 males and 92 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,227 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kyawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kyawa village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Chakrata
Pincode 248123
Area (hectares) 176.82 hectares
Population 167
Male Population 75
Female Population 92
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,227
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 Kyawa compares

By the 2011 count Kyawa is the 97th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 401 residents. Its 176.82 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 Kyawa

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

Kyawa lies about 37 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 Kyawa
Tehsil headquarters Chakrata 8.5 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 26 km
District headquarters Dehradun 37 km

Villages closest to Kyawa

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 Kyawa

As per the Census of India 2011, Kyawa village had a population of 167. That makes it the 97th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 401 residents.

Kyawa village has 75 males and 92 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kyawa has about 1227 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

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

Kyawa covers 176.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kyawa falls under Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

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

Kyawa is about 37 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kyawa is in Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district. Chakrata is about 8.5 km away. Mussoorie is about 26 km away. Dehradun is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Makhti (under 2 km), Birmau (1.5 km) and Chhatau (2.3 km).

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

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