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About Thana Village

Thana is a mid sized village in Goharganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,153, made up of 609 males and 544 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 281.13 hectares hectares.

Thana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thana village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Goharganj
Area (hectares) 281.13 hectares
Population 1,153
Male Population 609
Female Population 544
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thana compares

By the 2011 count Thana is the 36th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 719 residents. Its 281.13 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Thana

Thana is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. 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 within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Thana from other places

Thana lies about 27 km from Raisen. 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 town Mandideep 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Goharganj 15 km
District headquarters Raisen 27 km

Villages closest to Thana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goharganj 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 1,153. That makes it the 36th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 719 residents.

Thana village has 609 males and 544 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thana has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 911.

Thana covers 281.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thana falls under Goharganj tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Thana notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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 27 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thana is in Goharganj tehsil of Raisen district. Mandideep is about 10 km away. Goharganj is about 15 km away. Raisen is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mundla (1.9 km), Dadrod (2.3 km) and Chandla Khedi (2.4 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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