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About Thanala Village

Thanala is a mid sized village in Bhaderwah tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,665, made up of 858 males and 807 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 275.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thanala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thanala village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Doda
Tehsil Bhaderwah
Pincode 182222
Area (hectares) 275.2 hectares
Population 1,665
Male Population 858
Female Population 807
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
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 Thanala compares

By the 2011 count Thanala is the 6th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 545 residents. Its 275.2 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Thanala

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

Thanala lies about 32 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, about 58 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 Thanala
Tehsil headquarters Bhaderwah 7.8 km
District headquarters Doda 32 km
Nearest railway station Udhampur 58 km

Villages closest to Thanala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thanala village had a population of 1,665. That makes it the 6th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 545 residents.

Thanala village has 858 males and 807 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thanala has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Thanala is 182222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thanala covers 275.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Thanala falls under Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Thanala is Udhampur, about 58 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 Thanala.

Thanala is about 32 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thanala is in Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district. Bhaderwah is about 7.8 km away. Doda is about 32 km away. Udhampur is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bheja (2.1 km), Hadal (3.2 km) and Bhasti (4.8 km).

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

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