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About Thanthewal Village

Thanthewal is a small village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 435, made up of 219 males and 216 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thanthewal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thanthewal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Nalagarh
Pincode 174101
Area (hectares) 67 hectares
Population 435
Male Population 219
Female Population 216
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thanthewal compares

By the 2011 count Thanthewal is the 73rd largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 67 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Thanthewal

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

Thanthewal lies about 42 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Ghanauli, about 9.5 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 Thanthewal
Tehsil headquarters Nalagarh 3.1 km
Nearest railway station Ghanauli 9.5 km
Nearest town Baddi 13 km
District headquarters Solan 42 km

Villages closest to Thanthewal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thanthewal village had a population of 435. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Thanthewal village has 219 males and 216 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thanthewal has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Thanthewal is 174101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thanthewal covers 67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Thanthewal falls under Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Thanthewal is Ghanauli, about 9.5 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 village for Thanthewal.

Thanthewal is about 42 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thanthewal is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Nalagarh is about 3.1 km away. Ghanauli is about 9.5 km away. Baddi is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Musewal (under 2 km), Ranguwal (under 2 km) and Ghogarwal (under 2 km).

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

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