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About Khitta Village

Khitta is a small village in Pratapnagar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 262, made up of 108 males and 154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,426 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khitta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khitta village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Pratapnagar
Pincode 249165
Area (hectares) 22.44 hectares
Population 262
Male Population 108
Female Population 154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,426
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khitta compares

By the 2011 count Khitta is the 103rd largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 504 residents. Its 22.44 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1142.

Getting to Khitta

Khitta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khitta as Available within village. 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 Khitta from other places

Khitta lies about 14 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 50 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 Khitta
Tehsil headquarters Pratapnagar 8.5 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 14 km
Nearest town Tehri 14 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 50 km

Villages closest to Khitta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khitta village had a population of 262. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 504 residents.

Khitta village has 108 males and 154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khitta has about 1426 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1142.

The pincode recorded for Khitta is 249165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khitta covers 22.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khitta falls under Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Khitta is Rishikesh, about 50 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Khitta.

Khitta is about 14 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khitta is in Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Pratapnagar is about 8.5 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 14 km away. Tehri is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pokhari (under 2 km), Pokhri (under 2 km) and Manjkhet (under 2 km).

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

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