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About Kafol Gaon Village

Kafol Gaon is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 115, made up of 51 males and 64 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,255 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kafol Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kafol Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246001
Area (hectares) 23.67 hectares
Population 115
Male Population 51
Female Population 64
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,255
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 Kafol Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Kafol Gaon is the 287th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 23.67 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Kafol Gaon

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

Kafol Gaon lies about 66 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 41 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 Kafol Gaon
Nearest town Tehri 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 34 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 41 km
District headquarters Garhwal 66 km

Villages closest to Kafol 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 Kafol Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Kafol Gaon village had a population of 115. That makes it the 287th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Kafol Gaon village has 51 males and 64 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kafol Gaon has about 1255 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1259.

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

Kafol Gaon covers 23.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kafol Gaon is Rishikesh, about 41 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 Kafol Gaon.

Kafol Gaon is about 66 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kafol Gaon is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Tehri is about 7.3 km away. Pauri is about 34 km away. Rishikesh is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sundoli (3.2 km), Dewal (3.7 km) and Dewal Gaon (3.7 km).

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

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