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About Kuran Gaon Village

Kuran Gaon is a small village in Ghansali tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 303, made up of 118 males and 185 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,568 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuran Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuran Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Ghansali
Pincode 249155
Area (hectares) 45.29 hectares
Population 303
Male Population 118
Female Population 185
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,568
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kuran Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Kuran Gaon is the 157th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 420 residents. Its 45.29 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1240.

Getting to Kuran Gaon

Kuran Gaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kuran Gaon as Available within <5 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 Kuran Gaon from other places

Kuran Gaon lies about 62 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, 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 Kuran Gaon
Tehsil headquarters Ghansali 18 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 18 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 19 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 62 km

Villages closest to Kuran Gaon

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 Kuran Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuran Gaon village had a population of 303. That makes it the 157th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 420 residents.

Kuran Gaon village has 118 males and 185 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuran Gaon has about 1568 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1240.

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

Kuran Gaon covers 45.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kuran Gaon falls under Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kuran Gaon is Kotdwara, 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kuran Gaon.

Kuran Gaon is about 62 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuran Gaon is in Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Ghansali is about 18 km away. Kotdwāra is about 18 km away. Kotdwara 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 Thela (1.5 km), Dalgaon (1.9 km) and Lasyal Gaon (3.1 km).

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

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