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About Kala Agar Village

Kala Agar is a mid sized village in Dhari tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 927, made up of 482 males and 445 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 242.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263157, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kala Agar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kala Agar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Dhari
Pincode 263157
Area (hectares) 242.8 hectares
Population 927
Male Population 482
Female Population 445
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
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 Kala Agar compares

By the 2011 count Kala Agar is the 24th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 511 residents. Its 242.8 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Kala Agar

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

Kala Agar lies about 101 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 48 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 Kala Agar
Nearest town Pauri 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhari 18 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 48 km
District headquarters Nainital 101 km

Villages closest to Kala Agar

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 Kala Agar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kala Agar village had a population of 927. That makes it the 24th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 511 residents.

Kala Agar village has 482 males and 445 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kala Agar has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Kala Agar is 263157. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kala Agar covers 242.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kala Agar falls under Dhari tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kala Agar is Kotdwara, about 48 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 Kala Agar.

Kala Agar is about 101 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kala Agar is in Dhari tehsil of Nainital district. Pauri is about 5.6 km away. Dhari is about 18 km away. Kotdwara is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Churigar (under 2 km), Gargari Talli (under 2 km) and Kalagari (under 2 km).

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

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