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About Aithar Village

Aithar is a mid sized village in Kapkot tehsil, in the district of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 757, made up of 366 males and 391 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263633, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aithar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aithar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Bageshwar
Tehsil Kapkot
Pincode 263633
Area (hectares) 116.42 hectares
Population 757
Male Population 366
Female Population 391
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,068
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Aithar compares

By the 2011 count Aithar is the 25th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 116.42 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1098.

Getting to Aithar

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

Aithar lies about 18 km from Bageshwar, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 84 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 Aithar
Tehsil headquarters Kapkot under 2 km
District headquarters Bageshwar 18 km
Nearest town Almora 46 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 84 km

Villages closest to Aithar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Aithar village had a population of 757. That makes it the 25th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Aithar village has 366 males and 391 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aithar has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1098.

The pincode recorded for Aithar is 263633. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aithar covers 116.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Aithar falls under Kapkot tehsil of Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Aithar is Kathgodam, about 84 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 village for Aithar.

Aithar is about 18 km from Bageshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aithar is in Kapkot tehsil of Bageshwar district. Kapkot is about under 2 km away. Bageshwar is about 18 km away. Almora is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kapkot (under 2 km), Jasrauli (under 2 km) and Kanyuti (under 2 km).

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

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