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About Thawai Village

Thawai is a small village in Itkhori tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 189, made up of 104 males and 85 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 817 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thawai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thawai village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Itkhori
Pincode 825408
Area (hectares) 31 hectares
Population 189
Male Population 104
Female Population 85
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 817
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thawai compares

By the 2011 count Thawai is the 88th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 558 residents. Its 31 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Thawai

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

Thawai lies about 33 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, about 13 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 Thawai
Tehsil headquarters Itkhori 2.9 km
Nearest railway station Kathautia 13 km
Nearest town Bagaha 30 km
District headquarters Chatra 33 km

Villages closest to Thawai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thawai village had a population of 189. That makes it the 88th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 558 residents.

Thawai village has 104 males and 85 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thawai has about 817 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Thawai is 825408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thawai covers 31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Thawai falls under Itkhori tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Thawai is Kathautia, about 13 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Thawai.

Thawai is about 33 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thawai is in Itkhori tehsil of Chatra district. Itkhori is about 2.9 km away. Kathautia is about 13 km away. Bagaha is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hurbia (under 2 km), Barai Chak (under 2 km) and Bamandiha (under 2 km).

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

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