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About Thar Village

Thar is a mid sized village in Manwath tehsil, in the district of Parbhani, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 527, made up of 273 males and 254 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246.84 hectares hectares.

Thar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Parbhani
Tehsil Manwath
Area (hectares) 246.84 hectares
Population 527
Male Population 273
Female Population 254
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thar compares

By the 2011 count Thar is the 47th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,562 residents. Its 246.84 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Thar

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

Thar lies about 30 km from Parbhani, and the nearest railway station is Pokharni Narsimha, about 21 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
Nearest town Pāthri 20 km
Nearest railway station Pokharni Narsimha 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Manwath 22 km
District headquarters Parbhani 30 km

Villages closest to Thar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Manwath 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 527. That makes it the 47th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,562 residents.

Thar village has 273 males and 254 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thar has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Thar covers 246.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thar falls under Manwath tehsil of Parbhani district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Thar is Pokharni Narsimha, about 21 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 10+ km distance for Thar.

Thar is about 30 km from Parbhani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thar is in Manwath tehsil of Parbhani district. Pāthri is about 20 km away. Pokharni Narsimha is about 21 km away. Manwath is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wangi (under 2 km), Hamadapur (3.1 km) and Wazur Kh (3.7 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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