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About Thana Village

Thana is a large village in Bashohli tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,323, made up of 1,259 males and 1,064 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 845 females per 1000 males. The village covers 369 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thana village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Bashohli
Pincode 184201
Area (hectares) 369 hectares
Population 2,323
Male Population 1,259
Female Population 1,064
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 845
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thana compares

By the 2011 count Thana is the 10th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,720 residents. Its 369 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Thana

Thana is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Thana as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Thana from other places

Thana lies about 24 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Madhopur Punjab, about 20 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 Thana
Tehsil headquarters Bashohli 8.9 km
Nearest railway station Madhopur Punjab 20 km
Nearest town Sujānpur 24 km
District headquarters Kathua 24 km

Villages closest to Thana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thana village had a population of 2,323. That makes it the 10th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,720 residents.

Thana village has 1,259 males and 1,064 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thana has about 845 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 902.

The pincode recorded for Thana is 184201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thana covers 369 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Thana falls under Bashohli tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Thana is Madhopur Punjab, about 20 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Thana.

Thana is about 24 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thana is in Bashohli tehsil of Kathua district. Bashohli is about 8.9 km away. Madhopur Punjab is about 20 km away. Sujānpur 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 Plasi (1.9 km), Preta (2.2 km) and Bera (4.2 km).

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

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