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About Kailad Village

Kailad is a small village in THALISAIN tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 242, made up of 96 males and 146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,521 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246275, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kailad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kailad village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil THALISAIN
Pincode 246275
Area (hectares) 125.28 hectares
Population 242
Male Population 96
Female Population 146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,521
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 Kailad compares

By the 2011 count Kailad is the 131st largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 125.28 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, well above the tehsil average of 1285.

Getting to Kailad

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

Kailad lies about 37 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, 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 Kailad
Tehsil headquarters THALISAIN 18 km
District headquarters Garhwal 37 km
Nearest town Pauri 38 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 47 km

Villages closest to Kailad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kailad village had a population of 242. That makes it the 131st largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Kailad village has 96 males and 146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kailad has about 1521 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1285.

The pincode recorded for Kailad is 246275. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kailad covers 125.28 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.

Kailad falls under THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kailad is Kotdwara, 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kailad.

Kailad is about 37 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kailad is in THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district. THALISAIN is about 18 km away. Garhwal is about 37 km away. Pauri is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dubalan (under 2 km), Lodli (under 2 km) and Antpur (under 2 km).

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

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