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About Kaitri Village

Kaitri is a small village in Chakrata tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 159, made up of 83 males and 76 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 216.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaitri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaitri village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Chakrata
Pincode 248123
Area (hectares) 216.56 hectares
Population 159
Male Population 83
Female Population 76
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
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 Kaitri compares

By the 2011 count Kaitri is the 98th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 401 residents. Its 216.56 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Kaitri

Kaitri is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kaitri 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 Kaitri from other places

Kaitri lies about 40 km from Dehradun. 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 Kaitri
Tehsil headquarters Chakrata 8.1 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 27 km
District headquarters Dehradun 40 km

Villages closest to Kaitri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaitri village had a population of 159. That makes it the 98th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 401 residents.

Kaitri village has 83 males and 76 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaitri has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Kaitri is 248123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaitri covers 216.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kaitri falls under Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Kaitri notes the nearest railway station 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 Kaitri.

Kaitri is about 40 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaitri is in Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district. Chakrata is about 8.1 km away. Mussoorie is about 27 km away. Dehradun is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bangoti (under 2 km), Buraswa (2.5 km) and Hayotagari (2.8 km).

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

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