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About Kalyani Village

Kalyani is a mid sized village in Dunda tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 604, made up of 312 males and 292 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalyani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalyani village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Dunda
Pincode 249152
Area (hectares) 178.26 hectares
Population 604
Male Population 312
Female Population 292
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
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 Kalyani compares

By the 2011 count Kalyani is the 26th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 178.26 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 1031.

Getting to Kalyani

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

Kalyani lies about 16 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 45 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 Kalyani
District headquarters Uttarkashi 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Dunda 22 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 31 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 45 km

Villages closest to Kalyani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalyani village had a population of 604. That makes it the 26th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Kalyani village has 312 males and 292 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalyani has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1031.

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

Kalyani covers 178.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalyani falls under Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kalyani is Dehradun, about 45 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 Kalyani.

Kalyani is about 16 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalyani is in Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Uttarkashi is about 16 km away. Dunda is about 22 km away. Mussoorie is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malna (under 2 km), Jakhari (under 2 km) and Patara (under 2 km).

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

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