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About Kawalpur Village

Kawalpur is a small village in Laksar tehsil, in the district of Hardwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 53, made up of 29 males and 24 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 828 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 247663, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kawalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kawalpur village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Hardwar
Tehsil Laksar
Pincode 247663
Area (hectares) 204.07 hectares
Population 53
Male Population 29
Female Population 24
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 828
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 Kawalpur compares

By the 2011 count Kawalpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,637 residents. Its 204.07 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Kawalpur

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

Kawalpur lies about 16 km from Hardwar, and the nearest railway station is Ikkar, about 11 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 Kawalpur
Nearest railway station Ikkar 11 km
Nearest town Roorkee 12 km
District headquarters Hardwar 16 km

Villages closest to Kawalpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kawalpur village had a population of 53. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,637 residents.

Kawalpur village has 29 males and 24 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kawalpur has about 828 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Kawalpur is 247663. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kawalpur covers 204.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kawalpur falls under Laksar tehsil of Hardwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kawalpur is Ikkar, about 11 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 Kawalpur.

Kawalpur is about 16 km from Hardwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kawalpur is in Laksar tehsil of Hardwar district. Ikkar is about 11 km away. Roorkee is about 12 km away. Hardwar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sultanpur Adampur (4.1 km), Ruhalki (5.4 km) and Mubarikpur Alipur (7.3 km).

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

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