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About Than Village

Than is a mid sized village in Pati tehsil, in the district of Barwani, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,458, made up of 687 males and 771 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,122 females per 1000 males. The village covers 292.89 hectares hectares.

Than Overview

Census 2011 figures for Than village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Barwani
Tehsil Pati
Area (hectares) 292.89 hectares
Population 1,458
Male Population 687
Female Population 771
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,122
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Than compares

By the 2011 count Than is the 40th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,497 residents. Its 292.89 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Than

Than is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Than as Available within 5 - 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Than from other places

Than lies about 12 km from Barwani, and the nearest railway station is Hathi gate station, about 29 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 Pati 12 km
District headquarters Barwani 12 km
Nearest town Barwāni 12 km
Nearest railway station Hathi gate station 29 km

Villages closest to Than

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Than village had a population of 1,458. That makes it the 40th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,497 residents.

Than village has 687 males and 771 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Than has about 1122 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

Than covers 292.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Than is Hathi gate station, about 29 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Than.

Than is about 12 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 Pati tehsil of Barwani district. Pati is about 12 km away. Barwani is about 12 km away. Barwāni is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Donglyapani (under 2 km), Tapkala (3.6 km) and Dhamariya (4.0 km).

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

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