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About Kainth Village

Kainth is a small village in Dhanaulti tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 205, made up of 103 males and 102 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249186, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kainth Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kainth village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Dhanaulti
Pincode 249186
Area (hectares) 68.74 hectares
Population 205
Male Population 103
Female Population 102
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kainth compares

By the 2011 count Kainth is the 134th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 68.74 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Kainth

Kainth is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kainth as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kainth from other places

Kainth lies about 13 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 30 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 Kainth
Tehsil headquarters Dhanaulti 9.7 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 13 km
Nearest town Tehri 13 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 30 km

Villages closest to Kainth

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kainth village had a population of 205. That makes it the 134th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Kainth village has 103 males and 102 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kainth has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Kainth is 249186. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kainth covers 68.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kainth falls under Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kainth is Harrawala, about 30 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 village for Kainth.

Kainth is about 13 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kainth is in Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Dhanaulti is about 9.7 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 13 km away. Tehri is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koti (2.9 km), Lam Kande (3.0 km) and Kot Shrikot (3.8 km).

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

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