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About Kepars Village

Kepars is a mid sized village in Ghansali tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 718, made up of 304 males and 414 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,362 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kepars Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kepars village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Ghansali
Pincode 249155
Area (hectares) 146.37 hectares
Population 718
Male Population 304
Female Population 414
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,362
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 Kepars compares

By the 2011 count Kepars is the 40th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 420 residents. Its 146.37 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1240.

Getting to Kepars

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

Kepars lies about 50 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 40 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 Kepars
Nearest town Pauri 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghansali 24 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 40 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 50 km

Villages closest to Kepars

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kepars village had a population of 718. That makes it the 40th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 420 residents.

Kepars village has 304 males and 414 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kepars has about 1362 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1240.

The pincode recorded for Kepars is 249155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kepars covers 146.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kepars falls under Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kepars is Kotdwara, about 40 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 Kepars.

Kepars is about 50 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kepars is in Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Pauri is about 14 km away. Ghansali is about 24 km away. Kotdwara is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jakh (under 2 km), Jakhana (under 2 km) and Jakhanyali (under 2 km).

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

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