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About Thakra Village

Thakra is a mid sized village in Peepalkhoont tehsil, in the district of Pratapgarh, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 727, made up of 372 males and 355 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 203 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 327026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thakra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thakra village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Pratapgarh
Tehsil Peepalkhoont
Pincode 327026
Area (hectares) 203 hectares
Population 727
Male Population 372
Female Population 355
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thakra compares

By the 2011 count Thakra is the 71st largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 750 residents. Its 203 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Thakra

Thakra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Thakra as Available within 10+ 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 Thakra from other places

Thakra lies about 18 km from Pratapgarh, and the nearest railway station is Malhargarh, about 15 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 Thakra
Nearest railway station Malhargarh 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Peepalkhoont 18 km
District headquarters Pratapgarh 18 km
Nearest town Pratāpgarh 18 km

Villages closest to Thakra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thakra village had a population of 727. That makes it the 71st largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 750 residents.

Thakra village has 372 males and 355 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thakra has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Thakra is 327026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thakra covers 203 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thakra falls under Peepalkhoont tehsil of Pratapgarh district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Thakra is Malhargarh, about 15 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 10+ km distance for Thakra.

Thakra is about 18 km from Pratapgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thakra is in Peepalkhoont tehsil of Pratapgarh district. Malhargarh is about 15 km away. Peepalkhoont is about 18 km away. Pratapgarh is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bala Khera (1.6 km), Bhameri (2.3 km) and Kushalpura (4.1 km).

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

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