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About Vithani Village

Vithani is a small village in Yamkeshwar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 149, made up of 78 males and 71 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vithani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vithani village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Yamkeshwar
Pincode 246121
Area (hectares) 101.23 hectares
Population 149
Male Population 78
Female Population 71
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
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 Vithani compares

By the 2011 count Vithani is the 96th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 171 residents. Its 101.23 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1206.

Getting to Vithani

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

Vithani lies about 24 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 22 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 Vithani
Tehsil headquarters Yamkeshwar 4.4 km
Nearest town Rishīkesh 22 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 22 km
District headquarters Garhwal 24 km

Villages closest to Vithani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vithani village had a population of 149. That makes it the 96th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 171 residents.

Vithani village has 78 males and 71 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vithani has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1206.

The pincode recorded for Vithani is 246121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vithani covers 101.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vithani falls under Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Vithani is Rishikesh, about 22 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Vithani.

Vithani is about 24 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vithani is in Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district. Yamkeshwar is about 4.4 km away. Rishīkesh is about 22 km away. Rishikesh is about 22 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), Munzra (under 2 km) and Chai Damrada (under 2 km).

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

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