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About Kaithal Village

Kaithal is a small village in Jawalamukhi tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 94, made up of 38 males and 56 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,474 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176036, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaithal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaithal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawalamukhi
Pincode 176036
Area (hectares) 30.52 hectares
Population 94
Male Population 38
Female Population 56
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,474
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 Kaithal compares

By the 2011 count Kaithal is the 110th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 30.52 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1107.

Getting to Kaithal

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

Kaithal lies about 35 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 28 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 Kaithal
Tehsil headquarters Jawalamukhi 11 km
Nearest railway station Amb Andaura 28 km
District headquarters Kangra 35 km
Nearest town Nangal 44 km

Villages closest to Kaithal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaithal village had a population of 94. That makes it the 110th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Kaithal village has 38 males and 56 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaithal has about 1474 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1107.

The pincode recorded for Kaithal is 176036. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaithal covers 30.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kaithal falls under Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kaithal is Amb Andaura, about 28 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 Kaithal.

Kaithal is about 35 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaithal is in Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district. Jawalamukhi is about 11 km away. Amb Andaura is about 28 km away. Kangra is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dholas (under 2 km), Kharota (under 2 km) and Bhandrehar (under 2 km).

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

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