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About Kinjani Village

Kinjani is a mid sized village in Ukhimath tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,020, made up of 474 males and 546 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,152 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246425, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kinjani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kinjani village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Ukhimath
Pincode 246425
Area (hectares) 91 hectares
Population 1,020
Male Population 474
Female Population 546
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,152
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kinjani compares

By the 2011 count Kinjani is the 16th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 369 residents. Its 91 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1076.

Getting to Kinjani

Kinjani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kinjani as Available within village. 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 Kinjani from other places

Kinjani lies about 33 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 62 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 Kinjani
Nearest town Tehri 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Ukhimath 33 km
District headquarters Rudraprayag 33 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 62 km

Villages closest to Kinjani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kinjani village had a population of 1,020. That makes it the 16th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 369 residents.

Kinjani village has 474 males and 546 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kinjani has about 1152 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1076.

The pincode recorded for Kinjani is 246425. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kinjani covers 91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kinjani falls under Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kinjani is Rishikesh, about 62 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kinjani.

Kinjani is about 33 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kinjani is in Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Tehri is about 29 km away. Ukhimath is about 33 km away. Rudraprayag is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sera (3.0 km), Karnsili (4.9 km) and Baraw Talla (6.7 km).

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

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