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About Kawadha Village

Kawadha is a small village in Chiniyalisaur tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 283, made up of 138 males and 145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kawadha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kawadha village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Chiniyalisaur
Pincode 249152
Area (hectares) 97.59 hectares
Population 283
Male Population 138
Female Population 145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
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 Kawadha compares

By the 2011 count Kawadha is the 64th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 489 residents. Its 97.59 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Kawadha

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

Kawadha lies about 13 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 50 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 Kawadha
Tehsil headquarters Chiniyalisaur 13 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 13 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 35 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 50 km

Villages closest to Kawadha

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 Kawadha

As per the Census of India 2011, Kawadha village had a population of 283. That makes it the 64th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 489 residents.

Kawadha village has 138 males and 145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kawadha has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1036.

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

Kawadha covers 97.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kawadha falls under Chiniyalisaur tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kawadha is Dehradun, about 50 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 Kawadha.

Kawadha is about 13 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kawadha is in Chiniyalisaur tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Chiniyalisaur is about 13 km away. Uttarkashi is about 13 km away. Mussoorie is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baret (4.0 km), Nagri Bari (5.1 km) and Nagri Chhoti (5.1 km).

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

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