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About Kwasa Village

Kwasa is a small village in Kalsi tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 209, made up of 99 males and 110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,111 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248158, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kwasa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kwasa village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Kalsi
Pincode 248158
Area (hectares) 62.04 hectares
Population 209
Male Population 99
Female Population 110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,111
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 Kwasa compares

By the 2011 count Kwasa is the 79th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 62.04 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Kwasa

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

Kwasa lies about 29 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 Kwasa
Tehsil headquarters Kalsi 14 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 16 km
District headquarters Dehradun 29 km

Villages closest to Kwasa

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 Kwasa

As per the Census of India 2011, Kwasa village had a population of 209. That makes it the 79th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Kwasa village has 99 males and 110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kwasa has about 1111 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

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

Kwasa covers 62.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kwasa falls under Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Kwasa 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 Kwasa.

Kwasa is about 29 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kwasa is in Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district. Kalsi is about 14 km away. Mussoorie is about 16 km away. Dehradun 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 Mahasasa (under 2 km), Kandoi (under 2 km) and Lacchha (1.5 km).

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

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