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About Khala Gaon Village

Khala Gaon is a small village in Dhoomakot tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 26, made up of 9 males and 17 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246276, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khala Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khala Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Dhoomakot
Pincode 246276
Area (hectares) 65.37 hectares
Population 26
Male Population 9
Female Population 17
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,889
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 Khala Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Khala Gaon is the 291st largest of the 329 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 119 residents. Its 65.37 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 1280.

Getting to Khala Gaon

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

Khala Gaon lies about 8.4 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 6.2 km away. 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 Khala Gaon
Nearest town Kotdwāra 6.0 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhoomakot 8.4 km
District headquarters Garhwal 8.4 km

Villages closest to Khala Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhoomakot 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 Khala Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Khala Gaon village had a population of 26. That makes it the 291st largest of the 329 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 119 residents.

Khala Gaon village has 9 males and 17 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khala Gaon has about 1889 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1280.

The pincode recorded for Khala Gaon is 246276. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khala Gaon covers 65.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khala Gaon falls under Dhoomakot tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Khala Gaon is Kotdwara, about 6.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Khala Gaon.

Khala Gaon is about 8.4 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khala Gaon is in Dhoomakot tehsil of Garhwal district. Kotdwāra is about 6.0 km away. Kotdwara is about 6.2 km away. Dhoomakot is about 8.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khotenda Talla (5.1 km), Pali (5.9 km) and Kyarki Bichli (6.1 km).

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

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