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About Kausal Village

Kausal is a small village in Tehri tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 452, made up of 186 males and 266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,430 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kausal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kausal village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Tehri
Pincode 249132
Area (hectares) 177.62 hectares
Population 452
Male Population 186
Female Population 266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,430
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kausal compares

By the 2011 count Kausal is the 45th largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 254 residents. Its 177.62 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1154.

Getting to Kausal

Kausal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kausal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kausal from other places

Kausal lies about 10 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 46 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 Kausal
Tehsil headquarters Tehri 10 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 10 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 46 km

Villages closest to Kausal

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 Kausal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kausal village had a population of 452. That makes it the 45th largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 254 residents.

Kausal village has 186 males and 266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kausal has about 1430 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1154.

The pincode recorded for Kausal is 249132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kausal covers 177.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kausal is Rishikesh, about 46 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kausal.

Kausal is about 10 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kausal is in Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Tehri is about 10 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 10 km away. Rishikesh is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kastal (under 2 km), Semalta (under 2 km) and Semalwari (under 2 km).

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

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