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About Kainchhu Village

Kainchhu is a mid sized village in Tehri tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 569, made up of 279 males and 290 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 198.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kainchhu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kainchhu village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Tehri
Pincode 249131
Area (hectares) 198.67 hectares
Population 569
Male Population 279
Female Population 290
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,039
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kainchhu compares

By the 2011 count Kainchhu is the 29th largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 254 residents. Its 198.67 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 1154.

Getting to Kainchhu

Kainchhu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kainchhu as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kainchhu from other places

Kainchhu lies about 14 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 35 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 Kainchhu
Tehsil headquarters Tehri 14 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 14 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 35 km

Villages closest to Kainchhu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kainchhu village had a population of 569. That makes it the 29th largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 254 residents.

Kainchhu village has 279 males and 290 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kainchhu has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1154.

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

Kainchhu covers 198.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kainchhu falls under Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kainchhu is Harrawala, about 35 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 10+ km distance for Kainchhu.

Kainchhu 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.

Kainchhu is in Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Tehri is about 14 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 14 km away. Harrawala is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamand Kinthu Madhe Chak (under 2 km), Sankari (under 2 km) and Nersi Pheri Sera (under 2 km).

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

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