About Than Village

Than is a mid sized village in Rajpur tehsil, in the district of Barwani, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,492, made up of 760 males and 732 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 856.44 hectares hectares.

Than Overview

Census 2011 figures for Than village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Barwani
Tehsil	Rajpur
Area (hectares)	856.44 hectares
Population	1,492
Male Population	760
Female Population	732
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	963
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Than compares

By the 2011 count Than is the 51st largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents. Its 856.44 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Than

Than is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Than as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Than from other places

Than lies about 66 km from Barwani, and the nearest railway station is Ambari Richhavi, about 5.9 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 Than
Tehsil headquarters	Rajpur	3.2 km
Nearest town	Alirajpur	3.2 km
Nearest railway station	Ambari Richhavi	5.9 km
District headquarters	Barwani	66 km

Villages closest to Than

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

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Common questions about Than

As per the Census of India 2011, Than village had a population of 1,492. That makes it the 51st largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents.

Than village has 760 males and 732 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Than has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

Than covers 856.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Than falls under Rajpur tehsil of Barwani district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Than is Ambari Richhavi, about 5.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Than.

Than is about 66 km from Barwani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Than is in Rajpur tehsil of Barwani district. Rajpur is about 3.2 km away. Alirajpur is about 3.2 km away. Ambari Richhavi is about 5.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.