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About Kenota Village

Kenota is a small village in Kalsi tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 121, made up of 67 males and 54 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 806 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248158, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kenota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kenota village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Kalsi
Pincode 248158
Area (hectares) 37.72 hectares
Population 121
Male Population 67
Female Population 54
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 806
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 Kenota compares

By the 2011 count Kenota is the 121st largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 37.72 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Kenota

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

Kenota lies about 52 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 Kenota
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Kalsi 24 km
District headquarters Dehradun 52 km

Villages closest to Kenota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kenota village had a population of 121. That makes it the 121st largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Kenota village has 67 males and 54 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kenota has about 806 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Kenota is 248158. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kenota covers 37.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kenota falls under Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Kenota 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 Kenota.

Kenota is about 52 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kenota is in Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district. Pāonta Sāhib is about 23 km away. Kalsi is about 24 km away. Dehradun is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baitha (2.2 km), Budula (2.3 km) and Gadoul (2.8 km).

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

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