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About Khatuwa Village

Khatuwa is a small village in Chakrata tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 395, made up of 205 males and 190 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1655.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khatuwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khatuwa village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Chakrata
Pincode 248123
Area (hectares) 1655.75 hectares
Population 395
Male Population 205
Female Population 190
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
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 Khatuwa compares

By the 2011 count Khatuwa is the 44th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 401 residents. Its 1655.75 hectares work out to about 0.2 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 Khatuwa

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

Khatuwa lies about 50 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 Khatuwa
Tehsil headquarters Chakrata 10 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 37 km
District headquarters Dehradun 50 km

Villages closest to Khatuwa

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 Khatuwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Khatuwa village had a population of 395. That makes it the 44th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 401 residents.

Khatuwa village has 205 males and 190 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khatuwa has about 927 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 Khatuwa is 248123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khatuwa covers 1655.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khatuwa falls under Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Khatuwa 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 Khatuwa.

Khatuwa is about 50 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khatuwa is in Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district. Chakrata is about 10 km away. Mussoorie is about 37 km away. Dehradun is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharsi (3.3 km), Malaitha (3.4 km) and Kandar (4.8 km).

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

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