About Thanapur Village

Thanapur is a large village in Goh tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,162, made up of 1,094 males and 1,068 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 259 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thanapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thanapur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Aurangabad
Tehsil	Goh
Pincode	824129
Area (hectares)	259 hectares
Population	2,162
Male Population	1,094
Female Population	1,068
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	976
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Thanapur compares

By the 2011 count Thanapur is the 26th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents. Its 259 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Thanapur

Thanapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Thanapur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Thanapur from other places

Thanapur lies about 30 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Rafiganj, about 10 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 Thanapur
Tehsil headquarters	Goh	9.1 km
Nearest railway station	Rafiganj	10 km
District headquarters	Aurangabad	30 km

Villages closest to Thanapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thanapur village had a population of 2,162. That makes it the 26th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents.

Thanapur village has 1,094 males and 1,068 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thanapur has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Thanapur is 824129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thanapur covers 259 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Thanapur falls under Goh tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Thanapur is Rafiganj, about 10 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Thanapur.

Thanapur is about 30 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thanapur is in Goh tehsil of Aurangabad district. Goh is about 9.1 km away. Rafiganj is about 10 km away. Aurangabad is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.