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- LGD code
- 53650
- Pincode
- 263622
- Post office
- Dania
- Population
- 51
- Households
- 9
- Literacy rate
- 54.9%
- Sex ratio
- 1217 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 23
- Distance to district centre
- 33 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 5 km
- Distance to Dehradun
- 182 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 275 km
- Nearest railway station
- Kathgodam · 50 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Rudraksh Clinic · 13 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Kafalni compares
By population, Kafalni ranks #159 of 195 villages in Bhanoli mandal.
Literacy rate
%
54.9%
−7.1% vs mandal average
- Kafalni
- 54.9%
- Bhanoli mandal
- 62.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,217
+74 vs mandal average
- Kafalni
- 1,217
- Bhanoli mandal
- 1,143
Household size
people per home
5.7
+0.9 vs mandal average
- Kafalni
- 5.7
- Bhanoli mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kafalni at a glance
Kafalni is a village of 51 people in 9 households (Census 2011) in Bhanoli tehsil, Almora district, Uttarakhand, the 159th-largest of 195 villages in Bhanoli tehsil. Literacy is 55%, 7 points below the tehsil average of 62% and the sex ratio is 1,217 women per 1,000 men. It lies 33 km from the Almora district centre, 33 km from Kafara, the nearest town, 50 km from Kathgodam railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 263622, served by Dania post office; the LGD village code is 53650. The nearest hospital or health centre is Rudraksh Clinic, 13 km away. The village votes in Almora assembly constituency, represented by MLA Manoj Tewari. The population is estimated at 60 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Key facts — Kafalni
- LGD code
- 53650
- Pincode
- 263622
- Post office
- Dania
- Population (Census 2011)
- 51
- Population (projected 2026)
- 60
- Households
- 9
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1217
- Literacy rate
- 54.9%
- Coordinates
- 29.67083°N, 79.77087°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Almora
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Almora
- Member of Parliament
- Ajay Tamta
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Manoj Tewari
- Block / Mandal
- Bhanoli
Getting there
How to reach Kafalni
Distance to cities · straight line
- Dehradun182 kmcapital
- Delhi275 km
- Kolkata1165 km
- Mumbai1369 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKathgodam50 km
- Bus stopJeep Stop14 km
- Hospital / PHCRudraksh Clinic13 km
- ATM / bankHDFC Bank18 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil14 km
- CollegeGovt Post Graduate College20 km
- Police stationThana Bhimtal41 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Kafalni
2 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Same pincode
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)