About Kaphura Village

Kaphura is a small village in Kosya Kutauli tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 478, made up of 214 males and 264 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,234 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263831, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaphura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaphura village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Nainital
Tehsil	Kosya Kutauli
Pincode	263831
Area (hectares)	59.04 hectares
Population	478
Male Population	214
Female Population	264
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,234
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaphura compares

By the 2011 count Kaphura is the 23rd largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 59.04 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1055.

Getting to Kaphura

Kaphura is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kaphura as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kaphura from other places

Kaphura lies about 23 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 30 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 Kaphura
Nearest town	Almora	8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kosya Kutauli	17 km
District headquarters	Nainital	23 km
Nearest railway station	Kathgodam	30 km

Villages closest to Kaphura

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.

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Common questions about Kaphura

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaphura village had a population of 478. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Kaphura village has 214 males and 264 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaphura has about 1234 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1055.

The pincode recorded for Kaphura is 263831. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaphura covers 59.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kaphura is Kathgodam, about 30 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kaphura.

Kaphura is about 23 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaphura is in Kosya Kutauli tehsil of Nainital district. Almora is about 8.9 km away. Kosya Kutauli is about 17 km away. Nainital is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.