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About Kinsu Village

Kinsu is a small village in Dhanaulti tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 211, made up of 102 males and 109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249180, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kinsu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kinsu village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Dhanaulti
Pincode 249180
Area (hectares) 78.49 hectares
Population 211
Male Population 102
Female Population 109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,069
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 Kinsu compares

By the 2011 count Kinsu is the 130th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 78.49 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 Kinsu

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

Kinsu lies about 33 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 28 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 Kinsu
Nearest town Mussoorie 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhanaulti 14 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 28 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 33 km

Villages closest to Kinsu

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 Kinsu

As per the Census of India 2011, Kinsu village had a population of 211. That makes it the 130th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Kinsu village has 102 males and 109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kinsu has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

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

Kinsu covers 78.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kinsu is Dehradun, about 28 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 Kinsu.

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

Kinsu is in Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Mussoorie is about 13 km away. Dhanaulti is about 14 km away. Dehradun is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhuyasari (under 2 km), Kakaru (under 2 km) and Airi (1.7 km).

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

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