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About Thar Village

Thar is a mid sized village in Telhara tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,113, made up of 565 males and 548 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 475 hectares hectares.

Thar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Telhara
Area (hectares) 475 hectares
Population 1,113
Male Population 565
Female Population 548
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Thar compares

By the 2011 count Thar is the 37th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,610 residents. Its 475 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Thar

Thar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Thar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Thar from other places

Thar lies about 35 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Adgaon Buzurg, about 16 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 Thar
Tehsil headquarters Telhara 3.8 km
Nearest town Telhāra 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Adgaon Buzurg 16 km
District headquarters Akola 35 km

Villages closest to Thar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thar village had a population of 1,113. That makes it the 37th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,610 residents.

Thar village has 565 males and 548 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thar has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

Thar covers 475 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thar falls under Telhara tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Thar is Adgaon Buzurg, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Thar.

Thar is about 35 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thar is in Telhara tehsil of Akola district. Telhara is about 3.8 km away. Telhāra is about 3.8 km away. Adgaon Buzurg is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khaparkhed (1.6 km), Gadegaon (2.4 km) and Tudgaon (2.9 km).

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

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