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About Thandar Village

Thandar is a mid sized village in Chhuikhadan tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,781, made up of 897 males and 884 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 471.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491888, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thandar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thandar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Chhuikhadan
Pincode 491888
Area (hectares) 471.99 hectares
Population 1,781
Male Population 897
Female Population 884
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thandar compares

By the 2011 count Thandar is the 12th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 694 residents. Its 471.99 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Thandar

Thandar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Thandar as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Thandar from other places

Thandar lies about 60 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Rasmara, about 49 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 Thandar
Tehsil headquarters Chhuikhadan 16 km
Nearest town Khairāgarh 27 km
Nearest railway station Rasmara 49 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 60 km

Villages closest to Thandar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thandar village had a population of 1,781. That makes it the 12th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 694 residents.

Thandar village has 897 males and 884 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thandar has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Thandar is 491888. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thandar covers 471.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thandar falls under Chhuikhadan tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Thandar is Rasmara, about 49 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Thandar.

Thandar is about 60 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thandar is in Chhuikhadan tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Chhuikhadan is about 16 km away. Khairāgarh is about 27 km away. Rasmara is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaknar (under 2 km), Belgaon (1.6 km) and Jagmadwa (2.5 km).

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

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