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About Kafali Village

Kafali is a small village in Dhari tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13, made up of 6 males and 7 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,167 females per 1000 males. The village covers 9.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kafali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kafali village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Dhari
Pincode 263132
Area (hectares) 9.15 hectares
Population 13
Male Population 6
Female Population 7
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,167
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 Kafali compares

By the 2011 count Kafali is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 511 residents. Its 9.15 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 1013.

Getting to Kafali

Kafali is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kafali 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 Kafali from other places

Kafali lies about 100 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 45 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 Kafali
Nearest town Pauri 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhari 14 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 45 km
District headquarters Nainital 100 km

Villages closest to Kafali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kafali 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 511 residents.

Kafali village has 6 males and 7 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kafali has about 1167 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

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

Kafali covers 9.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kafali falls under Dhari tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kafali is Kotdwara, about 45 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 Kafali.

Kafali is about 100 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kafali is in Dhari tehsil of Nainital district. Pauri is about 7.4 km away. Dhari is about 14 km away. Kotdwara is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaushali (under 2 km), Dewali (under 2 km) and Panyali (under 2 km).

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

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