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About Thamhawan Village

Thamhawan is a mid sized village in Athmalgola tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,830, made up of 961 males and 869 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 232 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thamhawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thamhawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Athmalgola
Pincode 803211
Area (hectares) 232 hectares
Population 1,830
Male Population 961
Female Population 869
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
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 Thamhawan compares

By the 2011 count Thamhawan is the 15th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,135 residents. Its 232 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Thamhawan

Thamhawan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Thamhawan 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 Thamhawan from other places

Thamhawan lies about 52 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Athmal Gola, about 4.1 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 Thamhawan
Nearest railway station Athmal Gola 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Athmalgola 4.8 km
Nearest town Bakhtiarpur 9.5 km
District headquarters Patna 52 km

Villages closest to Thamhawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thamhawan village had a population of 1,830. That makes it the 15th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,135 residents.

Thamhawan village has 961 males and 869 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thamhawan has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Thamhawan is 803211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thamhawan covers 232 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Thamhawan falls under Athmalgola tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Thamhawan is Athmal Gola, about 4.1 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 Thamhawan.

Thamhawan is about 52 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thamhawan is in Athmalgola tehsil of Patna district. Athmal Gola is about 4.1 km away. Athmalgola is about 4.8 km away. Bakhtiarpur is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Asawan (under 2 km), Shahistapur (under 2 km) and Shaistapur (under 2 km).

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

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