About Thokwa Village

Thokwa is a mid sized village in Basti tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,755, made up of 880 males and 875 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191.75 hectares hectares.

Thokwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thokwa village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Basti
Tehsil	Basti
Area (hectares)	191.75 hectares
Population	1,755
Male Population	880
Female Population	875
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	994
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available

How Thokwa compares

By the 2011 count Thokwa is the 81st largest of the 967 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 829 residents. Its 191.75 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Thokwa

Thokwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Thokwa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Thokwa from other places

Thokwa lies about 21 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Munderwa, about 17 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 Thokwa
Nearest railway station	Munderwa	17 km
Nearest town	Tāndā	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Basti	21 km

Villages closest to Thokwa

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

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Common questions about Thokwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Thokwa village had a population of 1,755. That makes it the 81st largest of the 967 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 829 residents.

Thokwa village has 880 males and 875 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thokwa has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

Thokwa covers 191.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Thokwa falls under Basti tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Thokwa is Munderwa, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Thokwa.

Thokwa is about 21 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thokwa is in Basti tehsil of Basti district. Munderwa is about 17 km away. Tāndā is about 21 km away. Basti is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.