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About Kashi Gaon Village

Kashi Gaon is a small village in Jakhnidhar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 188, made up of 84 males and 104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,238 females per 1000 males. The village covers 14.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kashi Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kashi Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Jakhnidhar
Pincode 249121
Area (hectares) 14.94 hectares
Population 188
Male Population 84
Female Population 104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,238
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 Kashi Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Kashi Gaon is the 56th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 243 residents. Its 14.94 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1266.

Getting to Kashi Gaon

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

Kashi Gaon lies about 17 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 34 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 Kashi Gaon
Tehsil headquarters Jakhnidhar 11 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 17 km
Nearest town Tehri 17 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 34 km

Villages closest to Kashi Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jakhnidhar 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 Kashi Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Kashi Gaon village had a population of 188. That makes it the 56th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 243 residents.

Kashi Gaon village has 84 males and 104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kashi Gaon has about 1238 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1266.

The pincode recorded for Kashi Gaon is 249121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kashi Gaon covers 14.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kashi Gaon falls under Jakhnidhar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kashi Gaon is Rishikesh, about 34 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 Kashi Gaon.

Kashi Gaon is about 17 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kashi Gaon is in Jakhnidhar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Jakhnidhar is about 11 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 17 km away. Tehri is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koti Chhirpaliyo Ki (1.8 km), Koti Tyunsa (1.8 km) and Raud Dhar (1.9 km).

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

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