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About Thana Village

Thana is a small village in Akkalkuwa tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 408, made up of 211 males and 197 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112 hectares hectares.

Thana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thana village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nandurbar
Tehsil Akkalkuwa
Area (hectares) 112 hectares
Population 408
Male Population 211
Female Population 197
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thana compares

By the 2011 count Thana is the 151st largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents. Its 112 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

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 <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 33 km from Nandurbar, and the nearest railway station is Dhekvad, about 29 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
Tehsil headquarters Akkalkuwa 4.6 km
Nearest town Taloda 18 km
Nearest railway station Dhekvad 29 km
District headquarters Nandurbar 33 km

Villages closest to Thana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Akkalkuwa 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 408. That makes it the 151st largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents.

Thana village has 211 males and 197 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thana has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Thana covers 112 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thana falls under Akkalkuwa tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Thana is Dhekvad, about 29 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Thana.

Thana is about 33 km from Nandurbar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thana is in Akkalkuwa tehsil of Nandurbar district. Akkalkuwa is about 4.6 km away. Taloda is about 18 km away. Dhekvad is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thanavihir (under 2 km), Amali (2.0 km) and Gangapur (2.3 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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