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About Kangsali Village

Kangsali is a mid sized village in Pratapnagar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 691, made up of 280 males and 411 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,468 females per 1000 males. The village covers 241.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kangsali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kangsali village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Pratapnagar
Pincode 249131
Area (hectares) 241.15 hectares
Population 691
Male Population 280
Female Population 411
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,468
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kangsali compares

By the 2011 count Kangsali is the 34th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 504 residents. Its 241.15 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1142.

Getting to Kangsali

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

Kangsali lies about 3.0 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 39 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 Kangsali
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 3.0 km
Nearest town Tehri 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Pratapnagar 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 39 km

Villages closest to Kangsali

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 Kangsali

As per the Census of India 2011, Kangsali village had a population of 691. That makes it the 34th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 504 residents.

Kangsali village has 280 males and 411 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kangsali has about 1468 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1142.

The pincode recorded for Kangsali is 249131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kangsali covers 241.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kangsali is Rishikesh, about 39 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kangsali.

Kangsali is about 3.0 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kangsali is in Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Tehri Garhwal is about 3.0 km away. Tehri is about 3.0 km away. Pratapnagar is about 3.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dangi (under 2 km), Khola (under 2 km) and Pathiyana (under 2 km).

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

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