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About Kaloun Village

Kaloun is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 372, made up of 151 males and 221 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,464 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaloun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaloun village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246123
Area (hectares) 101.5 hectares
Population 372
Male Population 151
Female Population 221
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,464
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaloun compares

By the 2011 count Kaloun is the 58th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 101.5 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Kaloun

Kaloun is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kaloun as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kaloun from other places

Kaloun lies about 47 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 52 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 Kaloun
Nearest town Srīnagar 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 5.9 km
District headquarters Garhwal 47 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 52 km

Villages closest to Kaloun

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaloun village had a population of 372. That makes it the 58th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Kaloun village has 151 males and 221 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaloun has about 1464 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Kaloun is 246123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaloun covers 101.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kaloun falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kaloun is Rishikesh, about 52 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kaloun.

Kaloun is about 47 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaloun is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Srīnagar is about 4.7 km away. Pauri is about 5.9 km away. Garhwal is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jakh (2.1 km), Jakheti (2.1 km) and Thapla (2.7 km).

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

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