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About Nithala Village

Nithala is a small village in Chakrata tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 208, made up of 97 males and 111 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,144 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nithala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nithala village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Chakrata
Pincode 248123
Area (hectares) 68.74 hectares
Population 208
Male Population 97
Female Population 111
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,144
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 Nithala compares

By the 2011 count Nithala is the 83rd largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 401 residents. Its 68.74 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Nithala

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

Nithala lies about 38 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 Nithala
Tehsil headquarters Chakrata 7.3 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 28 km
District headquarters Dehradun 38 km

Villages closest to Nithala

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 Nithala

As per the Census of India 2011, Nithala village had a population of 208. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 401 residents.

Nithala village has 97 males and 111 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nithala has about 1144 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

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

Nithala covers 68.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nithala falls under Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Nithala 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 Nithala.

Nithala is about 38 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nithala is in Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district. Chakrata is about 7.3 km away. Mussoorie is about 28 km away. Dehradun is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sainj (under 2 km), Mailoth (under 2 km) and Sainsa (under 2 km).

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

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