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About Kwidang Village

Kwidang is a mid sized village in Ghansali tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 751, made up of 309 males and 442 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,430 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kwidang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kwidang village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Ghansali
Pincode 249155
Area (hectares) 124.2 hectares
Population 751
Male Population 309
Female Population 442
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,430
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 Kwidang compares

By the 2011 count Kwidang is the 30th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 420 residents. Its 124.2 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1240.

Getting to Kwidang

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

Kwidang lies about 48 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 43 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 Kwidang
Nearest town Pauri 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghansali 25 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 43 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 48 km

Villages closest to Kwidang

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 Kwidang

As per the Census of India 2011, Kwidang village had a population of 751. That makes it the 30th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 420 residents.

Kwidang village has 309 males and 442 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kwidang has about 1430 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1240.

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

Kwidang covers 124.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kwidang is Kotdwara, about 43 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 Kwidang.

Kwidang is about 48 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kwidang is in Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Pauri is about 11 km away. Ghansali is about 25 km away. Kotdwara is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dang Sera (under 2 km), Jaspur (2.0 km) and Jakh (2.8 km).

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

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