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About Kulon Village

Kulon is a small village in Dhari tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 140, made up of 67 males and 73 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,090 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kulon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kulon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Dhari
Pincode 263132
Area (hectares) 156.57 hectares
Population 140
Male Population 67
Female Population 73
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,090
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kulon compares

By the 2011 count Kulon is the 127th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 511 residents. Its 156.57 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 Kulon

Kulon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kulon as Available within 5 - 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 Kulon from other places

Kulon 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 Kulon
Tehsil headquarters Dhari 22 km
Nearest town Pauri 23 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 43 km
District headquarters Nainital 83 km

Villages closest to Kulon

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 Kulon

As per the Census of India 2011, Kulon village had a population of 140. That makes it the 127th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 511 residents.

Kulon village has 67 males and 73 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kulon has about 1090 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

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

Kulon covers 156.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kulon falls under Dhari tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kulon 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kulon.

Kulon 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.

Kulon 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 Kaul (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 Kulon today is likely to be higher.

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