Kaithu, Shimla
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Kaithu
Kainthu | |
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Neighbourhood | |
 Kaithu with Annadale locality and ground as viewed from uphill | |
 Location of Kaithu in Shimla | |
| Coordinates: 31°06′46″N 77°09′48″E / 31.112780°N 77.163334°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Himachal Pradesh |
| City | Shimla |
| Named after | Coulter pine |
| Elevation | 1,928 m (6,325 ft) |
| PIN | 171003 |
Kaithu is a part of Shimla city, in Himachal Pradesh, India. It is near Annadale. The area of Kaithu is highly posh and populated.[1]
The region of Kaithu has a lot of Pine trees. This Pine forest was the reason behind the name of the region. In Keonthali dialect of Lower Mahasu Pahari, the local language of the region, the Pine tree's seeds (Coulter pines) are known as Kaintha, they were in abundance there because of the Pine forest. That's why the local people in old times named the area as Kainthu which by the time changed to Kaithu.
