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About Kakhwari Village

Kakhwari is a small village in Tehri tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 196, made up of 86 males and 110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,279 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kakhwari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kakhwari village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Tehri
Pincode 249145
Area (hectares) 173.25 hectares
Population 196
Male Population 86
Female Population 110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,279
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 Kakhwari compares

By the 2011 count Kakhwari is the 156th largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 254 residents. Its 173.25 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 1154.

Getting to Kakhwari

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

Kakhwari lies about 13 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 27 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 Kakhwari
Tehsil headquarters Tehri 13 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 13 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 27 km

Villages closest to Kakhwari

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 Kakhwari

As per the Census of India 2011, Kakhwari village had a population of 196. That makes it the 156th largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 254 residents.

Kakhwari village has 86 males and 110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kakhwari has about 1279 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1154.

The pincode recorded for Kakhwari is 249145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kakhwari covers 173.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kakhwari is Harrawala, about 27 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 Kakhwari.

Kakhwari 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.

Kakhwari is in Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Tehri is about 13 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 13 km away. Harrawala is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhungali (under 2 km), Silogi (under 2 km) and Chopariyal Gaon (1.7 km).

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

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