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About Kith Village

Kith is a small village in Dhanaulti tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 196, made up of 97 males and 99 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249180, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kith Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kith village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Dhanaulti
Pincode 249180
Area (hectares) 98.64 hectares
Population 196
Male Population 97
Female Population 99
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
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 Kith compares

By the 2011 count Kith is the 141st largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 98.64 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 1004.

Getting to Kith

Kith is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kith 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 Kith from other places

Kith lies about 25 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 26 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 Kith
Tehsil headquarters Dhanaulti 5.0 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 16 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 25 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 26 km

Villages closest to Kith

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 Kith

As per the Census of India 2011, Kith village had a population of 196. That makes it the 141st largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Kith village has 97 males and 99 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kith has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Kith is 249180. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kith covers 98.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kith is Dehradun, about 26 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 Kith.

Kith is about 25 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kith is in Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Dhanaulti is about 5.0 km away. Mussoorie is about 16 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kund (under 2 km), Than (under 2 km) and Than Madhe Banthali Chak (under 2 km).

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

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