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About Kaul Village

Kaul is a small village in Betalghat tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13, made up of 5 males and 8 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,600 females per 1000 males. The village covers 12.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaul village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Betalghat
Pincode 262134
Area (hectares) 12.91 hectares
Population 13
Male Population 5
Female Population 8
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,600
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 Kaul compares

By the 2011 count Kaul is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 313 residents. Its 12.91 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 1076.

Getting to Kaul

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

Kaul lies about 32 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 44 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 Kaul
Nearest town Almora 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Betalghat 25 km
District headquarters Nainital 32 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 44 km

Villages closest to Kaul

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaul village had a population of 13. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 313 residents.

Kaul village has 5 males and 8 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaul has about 1600 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1076.

The pincode recorded for Kaul is 262134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaul covers 12.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kaul falls under Betalghat tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kaul is Kathgodam, about 44 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 Kaul.

Kaul is about 32 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaul is in Betalghat tehsil of Nainital district. Almora is about 11 km away. Betalghat is about 25 km away. Nainital is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Halsau (14 km), Bhatraunj Khan (15 km) and Ghirauli (15 km).

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

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