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About Thanegaon Village

Thanegaon is a mid sized village in Lanji tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,844, made up of 910 males and 934 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 298 hectares hectares.

Thanegaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thanegaon village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Lanji
Area (hectares) 298 hectares
Population 1,844
Male Population 910
Female Population 934
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
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 Thanegaon compares

By the 2011 count Thanegaon is the 37th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents. Its 298 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Thanegaon

Thanegaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Thanegaon 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 Thanegaon from other places

Thanegaon lies about 53 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Salekasa, 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 Thanegaon
Tehsil headquarters Lanji 2.7 km
Nearest railway station Salekasa 20 km
Nearest town Gondiā 37 km
District headquarters Balaghat 53 km

Villages closest to Thanegaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thanegaon village had a population of 1,844. That makes it the 37th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents.

Thanegaon village has 910 males and 934 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thanegaon has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Thanegaon covers 298 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Thanegaon falls under Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Thanegaon is Salekasa, 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 Thanegaon.

Thanegaon is about 53 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thanegaon is in Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district. Lanji is about 2.7 km away. Salekasa is about 20 km away. Gondiā is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tekri (under 2 km), Manpur (under 2 km) and Khandaphari (1.8 km).

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

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