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About Maithawa Village

Maithawa is a small village in THALISAIN tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 274, made up of 118 males and 156 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,322 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maithawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maithawa village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil THALISAIN
Pincode 246130
Area (hectares) 39.77 hectares
Population 274
Male Population 118
Female Population 156
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,322
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maithawa compares

By the 2011 count Maithawa is the 110th largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 39.77 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1285.

Getting to Maithawa

Maithawa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Maithawa as Available within village. 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 Maithawa from other places

Maithawa lies about 21 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 32 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 Maithawa
District headquarters Garhwal 21 km
Nearest town Pauri 23 km
Tehsil headquarters THALISAIN 29 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 32 km

Villages closest to Maithawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maithawa village had a population of 274. That makes it the 110th largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Maithawa village has 118 males and 156 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maithawa has about 1322 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1285.

The pincode recorded for Maithawa is 246130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maithawa covers 39.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maithawa falls under THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Maithawa is Kotdwara, about 32 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Maithawa.

Maithawa is about 21 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maithawa is in THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district. Garhwal is about 21 km away. Pauri is about 23 km away. THALISAIN is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bungigaon Urf Paniyal (2.6 km), Dhanga (2.8 km) and Mandoli (3.1 km).

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

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