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About Kuphan Village

Kuphan is a small village in Rajgarhi tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 27, made up of 17 males and 10 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 588 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249171, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuphan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuphan village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Rajgarhi
Pincode 249171
Area (hectares) 32.72 hectares
Population 27
Male Population 17
Female Population 10
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 588
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 Kuphan compares

By the 2011 count Kuphan is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 353 residents. Its 32.72 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Kuphan

Kuphan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kuphan 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 Kuphan from other places

Kuphan lies about 32 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, 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 Kuphan
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarhi 19 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 30 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 32 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 46 km

Villages closest to Kuphan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuphan village had a population of 27. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 353 residents.

Kuphan village has 17 males and 10 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuphan has about 588 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Kuphan is 249171. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuphan covers 32.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kuphan falls under Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kuphan is Dehradun, 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 Kuphan.

Kuphan is about 32 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuphan is in Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Rajgarhi is about 19 km away. Mussoorie is about 30 km away. Uttarkashi is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bijori (under 2 km), Bajari (1.8 km) and Bajlari (1.8 km).

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

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