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About Kukhar Gaon Village

Kukhar Gaon is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 107, made up of 47 males and 60 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,277 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kukhar Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kukhar Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246001
Area (hectares) 56.77 hectares
Population 107
Male Population 47
Female Population 60
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,277
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 Kukhar Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Kukhar Gaon is the 303rd largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 56.77 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Kukhar Gaon

Kukhar Gaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kukhar Gaon 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 Kukhar Gaon from other places

Kukhar Gaon lies about 74 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 61 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 Kukhar Gaon
Nearest town Srīnagar 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 34 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 61 km
District headquarters Garhwal 74 km

Villages closest to Kukhar Gaon

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 Kukhar Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Kukhar Gaon village had a population of 107. That makes it the 303rd largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Kukhar Gaon village has 47 males and 60 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kukhar Gaon has about 1277 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Kukhar Gaon is 246001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kukhar Gaon covers 56.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kukhar Gaon falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kukhar Gaon is Rishikesh, about 61 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 Kukhar Gaon.

Kukhar Gaon is about 74 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kukhar Gaon is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Srīnagar is about 26 km away. Pauri is about 34 km away. Rishikesh is about 61 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siloan (1.7 km), Badthwal Gaon (2.1 km) and Gair (8.0 km).

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

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