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About Kailan Village

Kailan is a small village in THALISAIN tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 135, made up of 57 males and 78 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,368 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246285, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kailan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kailan village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil THALISAIN
Pincode 246285
Area (hectares) 45.97 hectares
Population 135
Male Population 57
Female Population 78
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,368
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 Kailan compares

By the 2011 count Kailan is the 232nd largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 45.97 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1285.

Getting to Kailan

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

Kailan lies about 54 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 59 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 Kailan
Tehsil headquarters THALISAIN 16 km
Nearest town Pauri 45 km
District headquarters Garhwal 54 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 59 km

Villages closest to Kailan

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 Kailan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kailan village had a population of 135. That makes it the 232nd largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Kailan village has 57 males and 78 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kailan has about 1368 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1285.

The pincode recorded for Kailan is 246285. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kailan covers 45.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kailan falls under THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kailan is Ramnagar, about 59 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 Kailan.

Kailan is about 54 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kailan is in THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district. THALISAIN is about 16 km away. Pauri is about 45 km away. Garhwal is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kimoj (under 2 km), Bagdiyal Gaon (under 2 km) and Basola (under 2 km).

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

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