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About Kaphald Village

Kaphald is a small village in Devprayag tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 101, made up of 40 males and 61 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,525 females per 1000 males. The village covers 205.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249192, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaphald Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaphald village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Devprayag
Pincode 249192
Area (hectares) 205.73 hectares
Population 101
Male Population 40
Female Population 61
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,525
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaphald compares

By the 2011 count Kaphald is the 221st largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 246 residents. Its 205.73 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 1228.

Getting to Kaphald

Kaphald is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kaphald as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kaphald from other places

Kaphald lies about 22 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, 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 Kaphald
Nearest town Srīnagar 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Devprayag 22 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 22 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 43 km

Villages closest to Kaphald

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaphald village had a population of 101. That makes it the 221st largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 246 residents.

Kaphald village has 40 males and 61 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaphald has about 1525 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1228.

The pincode recorded for Kaphald is 249192. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaphald covers 205.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kaphald falls under Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kaphald is Rishikesh, 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 <5 km distance for Kaphald.

Kaphald is about 22 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaphald is in Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Srīnagar is about 13 km away. Devprayag is about 22 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Unchhaun (under 2 km), Kundiya (under 2 km) and Kund Bharpur (under 2 km).

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

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