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About Thanu Village

Thanu is a mid sized village in Didwana tehsil, in the district of Nagaur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,579, made up of 784 males and 795 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1082.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 341303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thanu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thanu village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Nagaur
Tehsil Didwana
Pincode 341303
Area (hectares) 1082.68 hectares
Population 1,579
Male Population 784
Female Population 795
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Thanu compares

By the 2011 count Thanu is the 82nd largest of the 189 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,816 residents. Its 1082.68 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Thanu

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

Thanu lies about 91 km from Nagaur. 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 Thanu
Tehsil headquarters Didwana 7.1 km
Nearest town Dīdwāna 7.1 km
District headquarters Nagaur 91 km

Villages closest to Thanu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thanu village had a population of 1,579. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 189 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,816 residents.

Thanu village has 784 males and 795 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thanu has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Thanu is 341303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thanu covers 1082.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Thanu falls under Didwana tehsil of Nagaur district in Rajasthan.

The census record for Thanu notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Thanu.

Thanu is about 91 km from Nagaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thanu is in Didwana tehsil of Nagaur district. Didwana is about 7.1 km away. Dīdwāna is about 7.1 km away. Nagaur is about 91 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Girdharipura (2.3 km), Deorathi (2.3 km) and Aas Ki Dhani (2.6 km).

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

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