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About Kaphool Gaon Village

Kaphool Gaon is a small village in Devprayag tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 17, made up of 8 males and 9 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,125 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaphool Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaphool Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Devprayag
Pincode 249122
Area (hectares) 34.89 hectares
Population 17
Male Population 8
Female Population 9
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,125
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 Kaphool Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Kaphool Gaon is the 323rd largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 246 residents. Its 34.89 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, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1228.

Getting to Kaphool Gaon

Kaphool Gaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kaphool Gaon 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 Kaphool Gaon from other places

Kaphool Gaon lies about 8.1 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 32 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 Kaphool Gaon
Tehsil headquarters Devprayag 8.1 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 8.1 km
Nearest town Tehri 8.1 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 32 km

Villages closest to Kaphool Gaon

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 Kaphool Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaphool Gaon village had a population of 17. That makes it the 323rd largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 246 residents.

Kaphool Gaon village has 8 males and 9 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaphool Gaon has about 1125 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1228.

The pincode recorded for Kaphool Gaon is 249122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaphool Gaon covers 34.89 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.

Kaphool Gaon falls under Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kaphool Gaon is Rishikesh, about 32 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 Kaphool Gaon.

Kaphool Gaon is about 8.1 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaphool Gaon is in Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Devprayag is about 8.1 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 8.1 km away. Tehri is about 8.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chauki May Sain (under 2 km), Thaili Sain Name Tok (under 2 km) and Bhatkot (under 2 km).

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

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