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About Thob Village

Thob is a large village in Osian tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,247, made up of 1,729 males and 1,518 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1932.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thob Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thob village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Osian
Pincode 342303
Area (hectares) 1932.62 hectares
Population 3,247
Male Population 1,729
Female Population 1,518
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thob compares

By the 2011 count Thob is the 32nd largest of the 249 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,818 residents. Its 1932.62 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Thob

Thob is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Thob as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Thob from other places

Thob lies about 57 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Osiyan, about 13 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 Thob
Tehsil headquarters Osian 12 km
Nearest railway station Osiyan 13 km
Nearest town Nandri 53 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 57 km

Villages closest to Thob

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thob village had a population of 3,247. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 249 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,818 residents.

Thob village has 1,729 males and 1,518 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thob has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Thob is 342303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thob covers 1932.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Thob falls under Osian tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Thob is Osiyan, about 13 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Thob.

Thob is about 57 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thob is in Osian tehsil of Jodhpur district. Osian is about 12 km away. Osiyan is about 13 km away. Nandri is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bananiyon Ki Dhani (2.3 km), Daukiyon Ki Dhani (2.3 km) and Puniyon Ki Dhani (2.3 km).

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

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