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About Thon Village

Thon is a large village in Sirathu tehsil, in the district of Kaushambi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,762, made up of 1,365 males and 1,397 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 620 hectares hectares.

Thon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thon village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kaushambi
Tehsil Sirathu
Area (hectares) 620 hectares
Population 2,762
Male Population 1,365
Female Population 1,397
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thon compares

By the 2011 count Thon is the 62nd largest of the 244 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,982 residents. Its 620 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Thon

Thon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Thon as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Thon from other places

Thon lies about 19 km from Kaushambi, and the nearest railway station is Athsarai, about 5.2 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 Thon
Nearest railway station Athsarai 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sirathu 9.0 km
District headquarters Kaushambi 19 km
Nearest town Kunda 30 km

Villages closest to Thon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thon village had a population of 2,762. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 244 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,982 residents.

Thon village has 1,365 males and 1,397 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thon has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 930.

Thon covers 620 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thon falls under Sirathu tehsil of Kaushambi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Thon is Athsarai, about 5.2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available for Thon.

Thon is about 19 km from Kaushambi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thon is in Sirathu tehsil of Kaushambi district. Athsarai is about 5.2 km away. Sirathu is about 9.0 km away. Kaushambi is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Thon (under 2 km), Paharpur Kodan (1.6 km) and Paharpur Shakha (1.6 km).

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

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