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About Khuni Gaon Village

Khuni Gaon is a mid sized village in Dhari tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 562, made up of 286 males and 276 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263136, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khuni Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khuni Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Dhari
Pincode 263136
Area (hectares) 197.03 hectares
Population 562
Male Population 286
Female Population 276
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khuni Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Khuni Gaon is the 56th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 511 residents. Its 197.03 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Khuni Gaon

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

Khuni Gaon lies about 110 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 47 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 Khuni Gaon
Nearest town Pauri 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhari 23 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 47 km
District headquarters Nainital 110 km

Villages closest to Khuni Gaon

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 Khuni Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Khuni Gaon village had a population of 562. That makes it the 56th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 511 residents.

Khuni Gaon village has 286 males and 276 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khuni Gaon has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

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

Khuni Gaon covers 197.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khuni Gaon falls under Dhari tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Khuni Gaon is Rishikesh, about 47 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 10+ km distance for Khuni Gaon.

Khuni Gaon is about 110 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khuni Gaon is in Dhari tehsil of Nainital district. Pauri is about 4.2 km away. Dhari is about 23 km away. Rishikesh is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gauniyaraw (under 2 km), Guni Gaon (under 2 km) and Guniyalekh (under 2 km).

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

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