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About Maithana Village

Maithana 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 266.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246275, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maithana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maithana village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil THALISAIN
Pincode 246275
Area (hectares) 266.04 hectares
Population 274
Male Population 118
Female Population 156
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,322
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maithana compares

By the 2011 count Maithana 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 266.04 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1285.

Getting to Maithana

Maithana is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Maithana as Available within 5 - 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 Maithana from other places

Maithana lies about 54 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 65 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 Maithana
Tehsil headquarters THALISAIN 9.8 km
Nearest town Pauri 26 km
District headquarters Garhwal 54 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 65 km

Villages closest to Maithana

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 Maithana

As per the Census of India 2011, Maithana 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.

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

Working from the 2011 counts, Maithana 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 Maithana is 246275. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maithana covers 266.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Maithana falls under THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Maithana is Kotdwara, about 65 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 10+ km distance for Maithana.

Maithana is about 54 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maithana is in THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district. THALISAIN is about 9.8 km away. Pauri is about 26 km away. Garhwal is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Guliyari (under 2 km), Sunar Gaon (under 2 km) and Badeth (1.8 km).

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

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