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About Kainthogi Village

Kainthogi is a small village in Chiniyalisaur tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 277, made up of 143 males and 134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kainthogi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kainthogi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Chiniyalisaur
Pincode 249152
Area (hectares) 85.81 hectares
Population 277
Male Population 143
Female Population 134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kainthogi compares

By the 2011 count Kainthogi is the 65th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 489 residents. Its 85.81 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Kainthogi

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

Kainthogi lies about 21 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 40 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 Kainthogi
Tehsil headquarters Chiniyalisaur 21 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 21 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 26 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 40 km

Villages closest to Kainthogi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kainthogi village had a population of 277. That makes it the 65th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 489 residents.

Kainthogi village has 143 males and 134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kainthogi has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Kainthogi is 249152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kainthogi covers 85.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kainthogi falls under Chiniyalisaur tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kainthogi is Dehradun, about 40 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 Kainthogi.

Kainthogi is about 21 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kainthogi is in Chiniyalisaur tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Chiniyalisaur is about 21 km away. Uttarkashi is about 21 km away. Mussoorie is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tipri (2.0 km), Indra Gaon (2.1 km) and Jestwari (2.2 km).

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

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