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About Therka Village

Therka is one of the larger villages in Jhalod tehsil, in the district of Dohad, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,253, made up of 3,597 males and 3,656 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1168.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 389170, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Therka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Therka village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Dohad
Tehsil Jhalod
Pincode 389170
Area (hectares) 1168.8 hectares
Population 7,253
Male Population 3,597
Female Population 3,656
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Therka compares

By the 2011 count Therka is the 13th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,921 residents. Its 1168.8 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Therka

Therka is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Therka as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Therka from other places

Therka lies about 28 km from Dohad, and the nearest railway station is Rentiya, about 24 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 Therka
Tehsil headquarters Jhalod 5.4 km
Nearest town Jhālod 5.4 km
Nearest railway station Rentiya 24 km
District headquarters Dohad 28 km

Villages closest to Therka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Therka village had a population of 7,253. That makes it the 13th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,921 residents.

Therka village has 3,597 males and 3,656 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Therka has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Therka is 389170. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Therka covers 1168.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Therka falls under Jhalod tehsil of Dohad district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Therka is Rentiya, about 24 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 - 10 km distance for Therka.

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

Therka is in Jhalod tehsil of Dohad district. Jhalod is about 5.4 km away. Jhālod is about 5.4 km away. Rentiya is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vagela (3.2 km), Melaniya (3.4 km) and Paniya (3.8 km).

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

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