About Than Village

Than is a mid sized village in Kerakat tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 655, made up of 324 males and 331 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.47 hectares hectares.

Than Overview

Census 2011 figures for Than village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Jaunpur
Tehsil	Kerakat
Area (hectares)	46.47 hectares
Population	655
Male Population	324
Female Population	331
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,022
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Than compares

By the 2011 count Than is the 278th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 46.47 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1071.

Getting to Than

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

How far is Than from other places

Than lies about 17 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Jalalganj, about 3.5 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 Than
Nearest railway station	Jalalganj	3.5 km
Nearest town	Mariāhu	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kerakat	17 km
District headquarters	Jaunpur	17 km

Villages closest to Than

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Than village had a population of 655. That makes it the 278th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Than village has 324 males and 331 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Than has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1071.

Than covers 46.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Than falls under Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Than is Jalalganj, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Than is about 17 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Than is in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Jalalganj is about 3.5 km away. Mariāhu is about 14 km away. Kerakat is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.