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About Thanam Village

Thanam is a large village in Paravada tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,526, made up of 2,122 males and 2,404 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,133 females per 1000 males. The village covers 446 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thanam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thanam village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Paravada
Pincode 531021
Area (hectares) 446 hectares
Population 4,526
Male Population 2,122
Female Population 2,404
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,133
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Thanam compares

By the 2011 count Thanam is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,330 residents. Its 446 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Thanam

Thanam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Thanam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Thanam from other places

Thanam lies about 28 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Thadi, about 4.3 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 Thanam
Tehsil headquarters Paravada 2.4 km
Nearest railway station Thadi 4.3 km
Nearest town Anakapalle 8.5 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 28 km

Villages closest to Thanam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thanam village had a population of 4,526. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,330 residents.

Thanam village has 2,122 males and 2,404 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thanam has about 1133 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Thanam is 531021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thanam covers 446 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Thanam falls under Paravada tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Thanam is Thadi, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Thanam.

Thanam is about 28 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thanam is in Paravada tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Paravada is about 2.4 km away. Thadi is about 4.3 km away. Anakapalle is about 8.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharinikam (2.1 km), Paravada (2.4 km) and Pinamadaka (2.5 km).

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

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