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About Kalinko Village

Kalinko is a small village in Lansdowne tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 48, made up of 22 males and 26 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,182 females per 1000 males. The village covers 10.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246170, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalinko Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalinko village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Lansdowne
Pincode 246170
Area (hectares) 10.22 hectares
Population 48
Male Population 22
Female Population 26
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,182
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 Kalinko compares

By the 2011 count Kalinko is the 362nd largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 148 residents. Its 10.22 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1243.

Getting to Kalinko

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

Kalinko lies about 35 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 45 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 Kalinko
Nearest town Pauri 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Lansdowne 29 km
District headquarters Garhwal 35 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 45 km

Villages closest to Kalinko

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalinko village had a population of 48. That makes it the 362nd largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 148 residents.

Kalinko village has 22 males and 26 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalinko has about 1182 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1243.

The pincode recorded for Kalinko is 246170. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalinko covers 10.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalinko falls under Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kalinko is Kotdwara, about 45 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 Kalinko.

Kalinko is about 35 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalinko is in Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about 7.4 km away. Lansdowne is about 29 km away. Garhwal is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaligaon Talla (under 2 km), Quali (under 2 km) and Khaldar Bakhal (4.2 km).

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

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