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About Eithan Village

Eithan is a mid sized village in Tyuni tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 689, made up of 361 males and 328 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 340.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248199, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Eithan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Eithan village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Tyuni
Pincode 248199
Area (hectares) 340.34 hectares
Population 689
Male Population 361
Female Population 328
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
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 Eithan compares

By the 2011 count Eithan is the 9th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 414 residents. Its 340.34 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Eithan

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

Eithan lies about 25 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 Eithan
Nearest town Mussoorie 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Tyuni 25 km
District headquarters Dehradun 25 km

Villages closest to Eithan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Eithan village had a population of 689. That makes it the 9th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 414 residents.

Eithan village has 361 males and 328 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Eithan has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Eithan is 248199. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Eithan covers 340.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Eithan falls under Tyuni tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Eithan 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 Eithan.

Eithan is about 25 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Eithan is in Tyuni tehsil of Dehradun district. Mussoorie is about 16 km away. Tyuni is about 25 km away. Dehradun is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagthan (under 2 km), Phanar (7.9 km) and Hartal (10 km).

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

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