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About Kaul Village

Kaul is a mid sized village in Dhari tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 643, made up of 341 males and 302 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263136, 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 Dhari
Pincode 263136
Area (hectares) 171.31 hectares
Population 643
Male Population 341
Female Population 302
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaul compares

By the 2011 count Kaul is the 45th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 511 residents. Its 171.31 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Kaul

Kaul is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kaul as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 83 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 43 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
Tehsil headquarters Dhari 22 km
Nearest town Pauri 23 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 43 km
District headquarters Nainital 83 km

Villages closest to Kaul

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 Kaul

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaul village had a population of 643. That makes it the 45th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 511 residents.

Kaul village has 341 males and 302 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaul has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Kaul is 263136. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaul covers 171.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kaul falls under Dhari tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kaul is Kotdwara, about 43 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 village for Kaul.

Kaul is about 83 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 Dhari tehsil of Nainital district. Dhari is about 22 km away. Pauri is about 23 km away. Kotdwara is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kulon (under 2 km), Kulori (under 2 km) and Dalauz (2.8 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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