About Thanapur Village

Thanapur is a mid sized village in Tikari tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,311, made up of 678 males and 633 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90 hectares hectares.

Thanapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thanapur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Tikari
Area (hectares)	90 hectares
Population	1,311
Male Population	678
Female Population	633
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	934
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 66th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents. Its 90 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

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 27 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Ner Halt, about 9.2 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	Tikari	9.0 km
Nearest town	Tekāri	9.0 km
Nearest railway station	Ner Halt	9.2 km
District headquarters	Gaya	27 km

Villages closest to Thanapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tikari 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 1,311. That makes it the 66th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents.

Thanapur village has 678 males and 633 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thanapur has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Thanapur covers 90 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Thanapur falls under Tikari tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Thanapur is Ner Halt, about 9.2 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 27 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thanapur is in Tikari tehsil of Gaya district. Tikari is about 9.0 km away. Tekāri is about 9.0 km away. Ner Halt is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.