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About Kalwadi Village

Kalwadi is a small village in Lansdowne tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 475, made up of 205 males and 270 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,317 females per 1000 males. The village covers 336.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246170, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalwadi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Lansdowne
Pincode 246170
Area (hectares) 336.76 hectares
Population 475
Male Population 205
Female Population 270
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,317
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalwadi compares

By the 2011 count Kalwadi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 148 residents. Its 336.76 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 1243.

Getting to Kalwadi

Kalwadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kalwadi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kalwadi from other places

Kalwadi lies about 27 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 36 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 Kalwadi
Tehsil headquarters Lansdowne 20 km
District headquarters Garhwal 27 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 36 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 36 km

Villages closest to Kalwadi

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 Kalwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalwadi village had a population of 475. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 148 residents.

Kalwadi village has 205 males and 270 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalwadi has about 1317 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1243.

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

Kalwadi covers 336.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalwadi falls under Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kalwadi is Kotdwara, about 36 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kalwadi.

Kalwadi is about 27 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalwadi is in Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district. Lansdowne is about 20 km away. Garhwal is about 27 km away. Kotdwāra is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lekoli (under 2 km), Churani (under 2 km) and Konda (under 2 km).

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

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