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About Kaphalta Village

Kaphalta is a small village in Dhanaulti tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 257, made up of 124 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249180, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaphalta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaphalta village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Dhanaulti
Pincode 249180
Area (hectares) 62.7 hectares
Population 257
Male Population 124
Female Population 133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,073
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 Kaphalta compares

By the 2011 count Kaphalta is the 105th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 62.7 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Kaphalta

Kaphalta is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kaphalta 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 Kaphalta from other places

Kaphalta lies about 28 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 19 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 Kaphalta
Tehsil headquarters Dhanaulti 5.4 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 13 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 19 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 28 km

Villages closest to Kaphalta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaphalta village had a population of 257. That makes it the 105th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Kaphalta village has 124 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaphalta has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Kaphalta is 249180. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaphalta covers 62.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kaphalta falls under Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kaphalta is Dehradun, about 19 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 Kaphalta.

Kaphalta is about 28 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaphalta is in Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Dhanaulti is about 5.4 km away. Mussoorie is about 13 km away. Dehradun is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Silla (under 2 km), Rawali (2.1 km) and Jamthiyal Gaon (2.5 km).

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

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