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About Kwal Gaon Village

Kwal Gaon is a small village in Rajgarhi tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 248, made up of 126 males and 122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249191, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kwal Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kwal Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Rajgarhi
Pincode 249191
Area (hectares) 55.39 hectares
Population 248
Male Population 126
Female Population 122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kwal Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Kwal Gaon is the 101st largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 353 residents. Its 55.39 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Kwal Gaon

Kwal Gaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kwal Gaon as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kwal Gaon from other places

Kwal Gaon lies about 32 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 Kwal Gaon
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarhi 24 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 24 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 32 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 40 km

Villages closest to Kwal Gaon

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 Kwal Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Kwal Gaon village had a population of 248. That makes it the 101st largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 353 residents.

Kwal Gaon village has 126 males and 122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kwal Gaon has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Kwal Gaon is 249191. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kwal Gaon covers 55.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kwal Gaon falls under Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kwal Gaon 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kwal Gaon.

Kwal Gaon 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.

Kwal Gaon is in Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Rajgarhi is about 24 km away. Mussoorie is about 24 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 Kewalgaon (under 2 km), Bursi (under 2 km) and Matari (under 2 km).

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

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