About Than Village

Than is a mid sized village in Nakhatrana tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 659, made up of 338 males and 321 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1002.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370665, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Than Overview

Census 2011 figures for Than village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Kachchh
Tehsil	Nakhatrana
Pincode	370665
Area (hectares)	1002.28 hectares
Population	659
Male Population	338
Female Population	321
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	950
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Than compares

By the 2011 count Than is the 58th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents. Its 1002.28 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Than

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

Than lies about 43 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Sukhpur Roha, about 26 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 Than
Tehsil headquarters	Nakhatrana	16 km
Nearest railway station	Sukhpur Roha	26 km
Nearest town	Bhuj	39 km
District headquarters	Kachchh	43 km

Villages closest to Than

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Than village had a population of 659. That makes it the 58th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents.

Than village has 338 males and 321 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Than has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Than is 370665. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Than covers 1002.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Than falls under Nakhatrana tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Than is Sukhpur Roha, about 26 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Than.

Than is about 43 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Than is in Nakhatrana tehsil of Kachchh district. Nakhatrana is about 16 km away. Sukhpur Roha is about 26 km away. Bhuj is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.