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About Kagwali Village

Kagwali is a small village in Roorkee tehsil, in the district of Hardwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 406, made up of 220 males and 186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 845 females per 1000 males. The village covers 319.899 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 247670, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kagwali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kagwali village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Hardwar
Tehsil Roorkee
Pincode 247670
Area (hectares) 319.899 hectares
Population 406
Male Population 220
Female Population 186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 845
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 Kagwali compares

By the 2011 count Kagwali is the 221st largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents. Its 319.899 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Kagwali

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

Kagwali lies about 35 km from Hardwar, and the nearest railway station is Dausni, about 10 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 Kagwali
Nearest town Manglaur 8.3 km
Nearest railway station Dausni 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Roorkee 16 km
District headquarters Hardwar 35 km

Villages closest to Kagwali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kagwali village had a population of 406. That makes it the 221st largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents.

Kagwali village has 220 males and 186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kagwali has about 845 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 869.

The pincode recorded for Kagwali is 247670. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kagwali covers 319.899 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kagwali falls under Roorkee tehsil of Hardwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kagwali is Dausni, about 10 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 Kagwali.

Kagwali is about 35 km from Hardwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kagwali is in Roorkee tehsil of Hardwar district. Manglaur is about 8.3 km away. Dausni is about 10 km away. Roorkee 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 Harjauli Jat (under 2 km), Thoi (1.5 km) and Sikandarpur Mawal (2.2 km).

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

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