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About Kafoli Village

Kafoli is a small village in Srinagar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 259, made up of 117 males and 142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,214 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246172, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kafoli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kafoli village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Srinagar
Pincode 246172
Area (hectares) 97.57 hectares
Population 259
Male Population 117
Female Population 142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,214
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 Kafoli compares

By the 2011 count Kafoli is the 26th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 189 residents. Its 97.57 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1158.

Getting to Kafoli

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

Kafoli lies about 43 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 54 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 Kafoli
Nearest town Pauri 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Srinagar 24 km
District headquarters Garhwal 43 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 54 km

Villages closest to Kafoli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kafoli village had a population of 259. That makes it the 26th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 189 residents.

Kafoli village has 117 males and 142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kafoli has about 1214 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1158.

The pincode recorded for Kafoli is 246172. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kafoli covers 97.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kafoli falls under Srinagar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kafoli is Kotdwara, about 54 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kafoli.

Kafoli is about 43 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kafoli is in Srinagar tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about 19 km away. Srinagar is about 24 km away. Garhwal is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhamak Talla (5.6 km), Suradi Talli (5.6 km) and Syar Talla (5.6 km).

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

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