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About Maithan Gaon Village

Maithan Gaon is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 21, made up of 10 males and 11 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,100 females per 1000 males. The village covers 13.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maithan Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maithan Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246001
Area (hectares) 13.27 hectares
Population 21
Male Population 10
Female Population 11
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,100
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maithan Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Maithan Gaon is the 580th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 13.27 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Maithan Gaon

Maithan Gaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Maithan Gaon as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Maithan Gaon from other places

Maithan Gaon lies about 46 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 56 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 Maithan Gaon
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 8.8 km
District headquarters Garhwal 46 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 56 km

Villages closest to Maithan Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pauri 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 Maithan Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Maithan Gaon village had a population of 21. That makes it the 580th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Maithan Gaon village has 10 males and 11 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maithan Gaon has about 1100 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Maithan Gaon is 246001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maithan Gaon covers 13.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Maithan Gaon falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Maithan Gaon is Rishikesh, about 56 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Maithan Gaon.

Maithan Gaon is about 46 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maithan Gaon is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about 8.8 km away. Garhwal is about 46 km away. Rishikesh is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Than (under 2 km), Thanora (under 2 km) and Bhetuli (under 2 km).

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

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