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About Kaphutta Village

Kaphutta is a mid sized village in Kosya Kutauli tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 572, made up of 266 males and 306 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,150 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaphutta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaphutta village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Kosya Kutauli
Pincode 263132
Area (hectares) 173.95 hectares
Population 572
Male Population 266
Female Population 306
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,150
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaphutta compares

By the 2011 count Kaphutta is the 14th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 173.95 hectares work out to about 3.3 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 Kaphutta

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

Kaphutta lies about 6.0 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 21 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 Kaphutta
Tehsil headquarters Kosya Kutauli 2.5 km
District headquarters Nainital 6.0 km
Nearest town Naini Tāl 6.0 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 21 km

Villages closest to Kaphutta

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 Kaphutta

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaphutta village had a population of 572. That makes it the 14th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Kaphutta village has 266 males and 306 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaphutta has about 1150 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1055.

The pincode recorded for Kaphutta is 263132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaphutta covers 173.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kaphutta is Kathgodam, about 21 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kaphutta.

Kaphutta is about 6.0 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaphutta is in Kosya Kutauli tehsil of Nainital district. Kosya Kutauli is about 2.5 km away. Nainital is about 6.0 km away. Naini Tāl is about 6.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghuna (under 2 km), Budhalakote (under 2 km) and Josiya Ghuna (1.6 km).

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

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