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About Kwili Village

Kwili is a small village in Devprayag tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 322, made up of 137 males and 185 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,350 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kwili Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kwili village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Devprayag
Pincode 249161
Area (hectares) 75.53 hectares
Population 322
Male Population 137
Female Population 185
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,350
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kwili compares

By the 2011 count Kwili is the 88th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 246 residents. Its 75.53 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1228.

Getting to Kwili

Kwili is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kwili as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kwili from other places

Kwili lies about 15 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 42 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 Kwili
Tehsil headquarters Devprayag 15 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 15 km
Nearest town Tehri 15 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 42 km

Villages closest to Kwili

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 Kwili

As per the Census of India 2011, Kwili village had a population of 322. That makes it the 88th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 246 residents.

Kwili village has 137 males and 185 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kwili has about 1350 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1228.

The pincode recorded for Kwili is 249161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kwili covers 75.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kwili is Rishikesh, about 42 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kwili.

Kwili is about 15 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kwili is in Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Devprayag is about 15 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 15 km away. Tehri is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhaulagi (under 2 km), Amoli (1.7 km) and Jakhand (2.7 km).

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

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