About Kansi Village

Kansi is a mid sized village in Rajgarhi tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 591, made up of 303 males and 288 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249171, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kansi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kansi village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Uttarkashi
Tehsil	Rajgarhi
Pincode	249171
Area (hectares)	227 hectares
Population	591
Male Population	303
Female Population	288
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	950
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 Kansi compares

By the 2011 count Kansi is the 25th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 353 residents. Its 227 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 Kansi

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

Kansi lies about 24 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 37 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 Kansi
District headquarters	Uttarkashi	24 km
Nearest town	Mussoorie	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rajgarhi	32 km
Nearest railway station	Dehradun	37 km

Villages closest to Kansi

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.

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Common questions about Kansi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kansi village had a population of 591. That makes it the 25th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 353 residents.

Kansi village has 303 males and 288 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kansi has about 950 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 Kansi is 249171. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kansi covers 227 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kansi falls under Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kansi is Dehradun, about 37 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 Kansi.

Kansi is about 24 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kansi is in Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Uttarkashi is about 24 km away. Mussoorie is about 24 km away. Rajgarhi is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.