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About Kaphlog Village

Kaphlog is a mid sized village in Pratapnagar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,046, made up of 502 males and 544 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,084 females per 1000 males. The village covers 235.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaphlog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaphlog village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Pratapnagar
Pincode 249131
Area (hectares) 235.58 hectares
Population 1,046
Male Population 502
Female Population 544
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,084
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 Kaphlog compares

By the 2011 count Kaphlog is the 13th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 504 residents. Its 235.58 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1142.

Getting to Kaphlog

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

Kaphlog lies about 5.3 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 41 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 Kaphlog
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 5.3 km
Nearest town Tehri 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Pratapnagar 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 41 km

Villages closest to Kaphlog

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 Kaphlog

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaphlog village had a population of 1,046. That makes it the 13th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 504 residents.

Kaphlog village has 502 males and 544 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaphlog has about 1084 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1142.

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

Kaphlog covers 235.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kaphlog is Rishikesh, about 41 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 Kaphlog.

Kaphlog is about 5.3 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaphlog is in Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Tehri Garhwal is about 5.3 km away. Tehri is about 5.3 km away. Pratapnagar is about 5.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belyasaur (under 2 km), Saur (under 2 km) and Bisatali (under 2 km).

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

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