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About Thekatanr Village

Thekatanr is a mid sized village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 520, made up of 272 males and 248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thekatanr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thekatanr village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Dhanwar
Pincode 825412
Area (hectares) 64.56 hectares
Population 520
Male Population 272
Female Population 248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Thekatanr compares

By the 2011 count Thekatanr is the 159th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 64.56 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Thekatanr

The census records public bus service for Thekatanr 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Thekatanr from other places

Thekatanr lies about 41 km from Giridih. 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 Thekatanr
Tehsil headquarters Dhanwar 1.7 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 29 km
District headquarters Giridih 41 km

Villages closest to Thekatanr

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thekatanr village had a population of 520. That makes it the 159th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Thekatanr village has 272 males and 248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thekatanr has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Thekatanr is 825412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thekatanr covers 64.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Thekatanr falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Thekatanr notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Thekatanr.

Thekatanr is about 41 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thekatanr is in Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Dhanwar is about 1.7 km away. Barki Saria is about 29 km away. Giridih is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pandedih (under 2 km), Mayaramtola (under 2 km) and Budhuadih (under 2 km).

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

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