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About Kaflna Village

Kaflna is a small village in Pratapnagar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10, made up of 2 males and 8 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 4,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 10.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaflna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaflna village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Pratapnagar
Pincode 249165
Area (hectares) 10.85 hectares
Population 10
Male Population 2
Female Population 8
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 4,000
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 Kaflna compares

By the 2011 count Kaflna is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 504 residents. Its 10.85 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1142.

Getting to Kaflna

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

Kaflna lies about 14 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 37 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 Kaflna
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 14 km
Nearest town Tehri 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Pratapnagar 19 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 37 km

Villages closest to Kaflna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaflna village had a population of 10. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 504 residents.

Kaflna village has 2 males and 8 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaflna has about 4000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1142.

The pincode recorded for Kaflna is 249165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaflna covers 10.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kaflna falls under Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kaflna is Rishikesh, about 37 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 Kaflna.

Kaflna is about 14 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaflna is in Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Tehri Garhwal is about 14 km away. Tehri is about 14 km away. Pratapnagar 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 Dov Lamoli (under 2 km), Kadiyal Gaon (4.2 km) and Myunda Maylalwani (8.2 km).

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

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