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About Thonda Village

Thonda is a mid sized village in Bichhiya tehsil, in the district of Mandla, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,098, made up of 547 males and 551 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 715.97 hectares hectares.

Thonda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thonda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandla
Tehsil Bichhiya
Area (hectares) 715.97 hectares
Population 1,098
Male Population 547
Female Population 551
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thonda compares

By the 2011 count Thonda is the 56th largest of the 321 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 744 residents. Its 715.97 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Thonda

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

Thonda lies about 112 km from Mandla, and the nearest railway station is Gosalpur, about 24 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 Thonda
Tehsil headquarters Bichhiya 15 km
Nearest town Kaimori 17 km
Nearest railway station Gosalpur 24 km
District headquarters Mandla 112 km

Villages closest to Thonda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thonda village had a population of 1,098. That makes it the 56th largest of the 321 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 744 residents.

Thonda village has 547 males and 551 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thonda has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

Thonda covers 715.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Thonda falls under Bichhiya tehsil of Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Thonda is Gosalpur, about 24 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 Thonda.

Thonda is about 112 km from Mandla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thonda is in Bichhiya tehsil of Mandla district. Bichhiya is about 15 km away. Kaimori is about 17 km away. Gosalpur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhonda (under 2 km), Kumharra (3.2 km) and Mand (3.7 km).

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

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