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About Kilwan Gaon Village

Kilwan Gaon is a small village in Tehri tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 156, made up of 70 males and 86 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,229 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kilwan Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kilwan Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Tehri
Pincode 249145
Area (hectares) 38.34 hectares
Population 156
Male Population 70
Female Population 86
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,229
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kilwan Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Kilwan Gaon is the 185th largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 254 residents. Its 38.34 hectares work out to about 4.1 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 Kilwan Gaon

Kilwan Gaon is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kilwan Gaon as Available within 10+ 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 Kilwan Gaon from other places

Kilwan Gaon lies about 19 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 28 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 Kilwan Gaon
Tehsil headquarters Tehri 19 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 19 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 28 km

Villages closest to Kilwan Gaon

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 Kilwan Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Kilwan Gaon village had a population of 156. That makes it the 185th largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 254 residents.

Kilwan Gaon village has 70 males and 86 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kilwan Gaon has about 1229 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1154.

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

Kilwan Gaon covers 38.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kilwan Gaon falls under Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kilwan Gaon is Harrawala, about 28 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kilwan Gaon.

Kilwan Gaon is about 19 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kilwan Gaon is in Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Tehri is about 19 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 19 km away. Harrawala is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaugani (under 2 km), Jhakogi Brahmno Ki (under 2 km) and Jhakogi Kilwano Ki (under 2 km).

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

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