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About Thana Village

Thana is a large village in Amgaon tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,549, made up of 1,737 males and 1,812 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 706 hectares hectares.

Thana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thana village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Amgaon
Area (hectares) 706 hectares
Population 3,549
Male Population 1,737
Female Population 1,812
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Thana compares

By the 2011 count Thana is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,406 residents. Its 706 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Thana

Thana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Thana as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 17 km from Gondiya, and the nearest railway station is Amgaon, about 6.4 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 Amgaon 6.4 km
District headquarters Gondiya 17 km
Nearest town Gondiā 17 km

Villages closest to Thana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amgaon 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 3,549. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,406 residents.

Thana village has 1,737 males and 1,812 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thana has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1005.

Thana covers 706 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thana falls under Amgaon tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Thana is Amgaon, about 6.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Thana is about 17 km from Gondiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thana is in Amgaon tehsil of Gondiya district. Amgaon is about 6.4 km away. Gondiya is about 17 km away. Gondiā is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thanatola (under 2 km), Bothali (1.8 km) and Dhawaditola (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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