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About Kansdev Village

Kansdev is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7, made up of 3 males and 4 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,333 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246176, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kansdev Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kansdev village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246176
Area (hectares) 38.37 hectares
Population 7
Male Population 3
Female Population 4
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,333
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 Kansdev compares

By the 2011 count Kansdev is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 38.37 hectares work out to about 0.2 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 1259.

Getting to Kansdev

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

Kansdev lies about 42 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 47 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 Kansdev
Tehsil headquarters Pauri under 2 km
District headquarters Garhwal 42 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 47 km

Villages closest to Kansdev

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 Kansdev

As per the Census of India 2011, Kansdev village had a population of 7. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Kansdev village has 3 males and 4 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kansdev has about 1333 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Kansdev is 246176. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kansdev covers 38.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kansdev falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kansdev is Rishikesh, about 47 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 Kansdev.

Kansdev is about 42 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kansdev is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about under 2 km away. Garhwal is about 42 km away. Rishikesh 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 Kutkandei (under 2 km), Chopari (under 2 km) and Dhandri Bichli (under 2 km).

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

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