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About Kaphlar Village

Kaphlar is a small village in Kosya Kutauli tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 112, made up of 42 males and 70 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,667 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaphlar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaphlar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Kosya Kutauli
Pincode 263135
Area (hectares) 49.33 hectares
Population 112
Male Population 42
Female Population 70
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,667
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 Kaphlar compares

By the 2011 count Kaphlar is the 75th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 49.33 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1055.

Getting to Kaphlar

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

Kaphlar lies about 17 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 28 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 Kaphlar
Tehsil headquarters Kosya Kutauli 9.3 km
Nearest town Almora 14 km
District headquarters Nainital 17 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 28 km

Villages closest to Kaphlar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kosya Kutauli 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 Kaphlar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaphlar village had a population of 112. That makes it the 75th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Kaphlar village has 42 males and 70 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaphlar has about 1667 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1055.

The pincode recorded for Kaphlar is 263135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaphlar covers 49.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kaphlar falls under Kosya Kutauli tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kaphlar is Kathgodam, about 28 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 Kaphlar.

Kaphlar is about 17 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaphlar is in Kosya Kutauli tehsil of Nainital district. Kosya Kutauli is about 9.3 km away. Almora is about 14 km away. Nainital is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhadyun (under 2 km), Gauna (under 2 km) and Chhiyori (under 2 km).

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

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