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About Kaithan Village

Kaithan is a small village in Jalalabad tehsil, in the district of Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 57, made up of 32 males and 25 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 781 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 242227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaithan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaithan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shahjahanpur
Tehsil Jalalabad
Pincode 242227
Area (hectares) 68.59 hectares
Population 57
Male Population 32
Female Population 25
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 781
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaithan compares

By the 2011 count Kaithan is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,452 residents. Its 68.59 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 831.

Getting to Kaithan

Kaithan is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kaithan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kaithan from other places

Kaithan lies about 44 km from Shahjahanpur, and the nearest railway station is Kaimganj, about 29 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 Kaithan
Tehsil headquarters Jalalabad 17 km
Nearest town Jalālābād 17 km
Nearest railway station Kaimganj 29 km
District headquarters Shahjahanpur 44 km

Villages closest to Kaithan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaithan village had a population of 57. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,452 residents.

Kaithan village has 32 males and 25 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaithan has about 781 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 831.

The pincode recorded for Kaithan is 242227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaithan covers 68.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kaithan falls under Jalalabad tehsil of Shahjahanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kaithan is Kaimganj, about 29 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kaithan.

Kaithan is about 44 km from Shahjahanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaithan is in Jalalabad tehsil of Shahjahanpur district. Jalalabad is about 17 km away. Jalālābād is about 17 km away. Kaimganj is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kakor (under 2 km), Hardwara (2.1 km) and Maleva (3.3 km).

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

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