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About Thana Village

Thana is a mid sized village in Kukshi tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 699, made up of 356 males and 343 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 419.69 hectares hectares.

Thana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thana village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Dhar
Tehsil Kukshi
Area (hectares) 419.69 hectares
Population 699
Male Population 356
Female Population 343
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Thana compares

By the 2011 count Thana is the 157th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,476 residents. Its 419.69 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 999.

Getting to Thana

The census records public bus service for Thana as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Thana from other places

Thana lies about 58 km from Dhar, and the nearest railway station is Tanda Road, about 9.4 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 Thana
Nearest railway station Tanda Road 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Kukshi 25 km
District headquarters Dhar 58 km

Villages closest to Thana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thana village had a population of 699. That makes it the 157th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,476 residents.

Thana village has 356 males and 343 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thana 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 999.

Thana covers 419.69 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.

Thana falls under Kukshi tehsil of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Thana is Tanda Road, about 9.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Thana.

Thana is about 58 km from Dhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thana is in Kukshi tehsil of Dhar district. Tanda Road is about 9.4 km away. Kukshi is about 25 km away. Dhar is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pipalwa (1.8 km), Dhilwani (4.2 km) and Chamjhar (4.9 km).

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

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