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About Naithana Village

Naithana is a mid sized village in Devprayag tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,327, made up of 619 males and 708 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,144 females per 1000 males. The village covers 353.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 299161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Naithana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naithana village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Devprayag
Pincode 299161
Area (hectares) 353.24 hectares
Population 1,327
Male Population 619
Female Population 708
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,144
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Naithana compares

By the 2011 count Naithana is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 246 residents. Its 353.24 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1228.

Getting to Naithana

Naithana is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Naithana as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Naithana from other places

Naithana lies about 34 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 49 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 Naithana
Nearest town Srīnagar 1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Devprayag 34 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 34 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 49 km

Villages closest to Naithana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Naithana village had a population of 1,327. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 246 residents.

Naithana village has 619 males and 708 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naithana has about 1144 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1228.

The pincode recorded for Naithana is 299161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Naithana covers 353.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Naithana falls under Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Naithana is Rishikesh, about 49 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Naithana.

Naithana is about 34 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Naithana is in Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Srīnagar is about 1.5 km away. Devprayag is about 34 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rani Hat (under 2 km), Jhirkoti (3.8 km) and Mulana (4.1 km).

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

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