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About Khetu Village

Khetu is a small village in THALISAIN tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 69, made up of 25 males and 44 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,760 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246276, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khetu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khetu village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil THALISAIN
Pincode 246276
Area (hectares) 74.45 hectares
Population 69
Male Population 25
Female Population 44
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,760
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 Khetu compares

By the 2011 count Khetu is the 318th largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 74.45 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1285.

Getting to Khetu

Khetu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Khetu 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 Khetu from other places

Khetu lies about 39 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 50 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 Khetu
Tehsil headquarters THALISAIN 15 km
Nearest town Pauri 36 km
District headquarters Garhwal 39 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 50 km

Villages closest to Khetu

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 Khetu

As per the Census of India 2011, Khetu village had a population of 69. That makes it the 318th largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Khetu village has 25 males and 44 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khetu has about 1760 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1285.

The pincode recorded for Khetu is 246276. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khetu covers 74.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khetu falls under THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Khetu is Kotdwara, about 50 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 Khetu.

Khetu is about 39 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khetu is in THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district. THALISAIN is about 15 km away. Pauri is about 36 km away. Garhwal is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Masi (under 2 km), Kashani (under 2 km) and Ratkot (under 2 km).

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

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