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About Kaintha Village

Kaintha is a small village in Baddi tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 194, made up of 99 males and 95 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaintha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaintha village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Baddi
Pincode 173233
Area (hectares) 131 hectares
Population 194
Male Population 99
Female Population 95
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaintha compares

By the 2011 count Kaintha is the 75th largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 332 residents. Its 131 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Kaintha

Kaintha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kaintha as Available within village. 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 Kaintha from other places

Kaintha lies about 19 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jabli, about 9.0 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 Kaintha
Nearest railway station Jabli 9.0 km
Nearest town Kālka 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Baddi 12 km
District headquarters Solan 19 km

Villages closest to Kaintha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaintha village had a population of 194. That makes it the 75th largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 332 residents.

Kaintha village has 99 males and 95 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaintha has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Kaintha is 173233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaintha covers 131 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kaintha falls under Baddi tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kaintha is Jabli, about 9.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kaintha.

Kaintha is about 19 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaintha is in Baddi tehsil of Solan district. Jabli is about 9.0 km away. Kālka is about 10 km away. Baddi is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nalag (under 2 km), Chadiar (1.6 km) and Kathloh (1.7 km).

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

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