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About Thanapur Village

Thanapur is a mid sized village in Phulpur tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,161, made up of 629 males and 532 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 846 females per 1000 males. The village covers 194 hectares hectares.

Thanapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thanapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Phulpur
Area (hectares) 194 hectares
Population 1,161
Male Population 629
Female Population 532
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 846
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thanapur compares

By the 2011 count Thanapur is the 264th largest of the 498 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,584 residents. Its 194 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Thanapur

Thanapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Thanapur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Thanapur from other places

Thanapur lies about 18 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Sarai Chandi, about 6.3 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 Thanapur
Nearest railway station Sarai Chandi 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Phulpur 9.9 km
District headquarters Allahabad 18 km

Villages closest to Thanapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thanapur village had a population of 1,161. That makes it the 264th largest of the 498 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,584 residents.

Thanapur village has 629 males and 532 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thanapur has about 846 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

Thanapur covers 194 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thanapur falls under Phulpur tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Thanapur is Sarai Chandi, about 6.3 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 village for Thanapur.

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

Thanapur is in Phulpur tehsil of Allahabad district. Sarai Chandi is about 6.3 km away. Phulpur is about 9.9 km away. Allahabad 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 Ram Nath Patti (under 2 km), Jag Bandhanpur (1.5 km) and Badnama (1.6 km).

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

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