About Hitaru Village

Hitaru is a mid sized village in Dunda tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,480, made up of 758 males and 722 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 279151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hitaru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hitaru village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Uttarkashi
Tehsil	Dunda
Pincode	279151
Area (hectares)	212.01 hectares
Population	1,480
Male Population	758
Female Population	722
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	953
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 Hitaru compares

By the 2011 count Hitaru is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 212.01 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Hitaru

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

Hitaru lies about 36 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, 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 Hitaru
Tehsil headquarters	Dunda	2.6 km
Nearest town	Mussoorie	19 km
Nearest railway station	Harrawala	26 km
District headquarters	Uttarkashi	36 km

Villages closest to Hitaru

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

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Common questions about Hitaru

As per the Census of India 2011, Hitaru village had a population of 1,480. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Hitaru village has 758 males and 722 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hitaru has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Hitaru is 279151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hitaru covers 212.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hitaru falls under Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Hitaru is Harrawala, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Hitaru.

Hitaru is about 36 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hitaru is in Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Dunda is about 2.6 km away. Mussoorie is about 19 km away. Harrawala is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.