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About Kwanli Village

Kwanli is a small village in Jakhnidhar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 476, made up of 299 males and 177 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 592 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kwanli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kwanli village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Jakhnidhar
Pincode 249161
Area (hectares) 39.26 hectares
Population 476
Male Population 299
Female Population 177
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 592
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kwanli compares

By the 2011 count Kwanli is the 20th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 243 residents. Its 39.26 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1266.

Getting to Kwanli

Kwanli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kwanli as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kwanli from other places

Kwanli lies about 13 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 42 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 Kwanli
Tehsil headquarters Jakhnidhar 10 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 13 km
Nearest town Tehri 13 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 42 km

Villages closest to Kwanli

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 Kwanli

As per the Census of India 2011, Kwanli village had a population of 476. That makes it the 20th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 243 residents.

Kwanli village has 299 males and 177 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kwanli has about 592 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1266.

The pincode recorded for Kwanli is 249161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kwanli covers 39.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kwanli falls under Jakhnidhar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kwanli is Rishikesh, about 42 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kwanli.

Kwanli is about 13 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kwanli is in Jakhnidhar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Jakhnidhar is about 10 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 13 km away. Tehri is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Negiyana (2.2 km), Kandi (3.3 km) and Kandiyal Gaon (3.3 km).

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

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