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About Kalaif Village

Kalaif is a small village in Tehri tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 282, made up of 130 males and 152 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,169 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalaif Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalaif village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Tehri
Pincode 249130
Area (hectares) 106.92 hectares
Population 282
Male Population 130
Female Population 152
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,169
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalaif compares

By the 2011 count Kalaif is the 110th largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 254 residents. Its 106.92 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1154.

Getting to Kalaif

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

Kalaif lies about 18 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 19 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 Kalaif
Tehsil headquarters Tehri 18 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 18 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 19 km

Villages closest to Kalaif

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 Kalaif

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalaif village had a population of 282. That makes it the 110th largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 254 residents.

Kalaif village has 130 males and 152 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalaif has about 1169 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1154.

The pincode recorded for Kalaif is 249130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalaif covers 106.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kalaif is Rishikesh, about 19 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 village for Kalaif.

Kalaif is about 18 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalaif is in Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Tehri is about 18 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 18 km away. Rishikesh 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 Bhanetisera (2.3 km), Ramol Gaoa (4.0 km) and Bagori (4.2 km).

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

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