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About Thana Village

Thana is a mid sized village in Chakrata tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,030, made up of 407 males and 623 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,531 females per 1000 males. The village covers 334.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thana village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Chakrata
Pincode 248123
Area (hectares) 334.35 hectares
Population 1,030
Male Population 407
Female Population 623
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,531
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thana compares

By the 2011 count Thana is the 7th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 401 residents. Its 334.35 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Thana

Thana is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Thana as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Thana from other places

Thana lies about 61 km from Dehradun, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 52 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 Thana
Tehsil headquarters Chakrata 24 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 33 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 52 km
District headquarters Dehradun 61 km

Villages closest to Thana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thana village had a population of 1,030. That makes it the 7th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 401 residents.

Thana village has 407 males and 623 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thana has about 1531 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Thana is 248123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thana covers 334.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thana falls under Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Thana is Salogra, about 52 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Thana.

Thana is about 61 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thana is in Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district. Chakrata is about 24 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 33 km away. Salogra is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dakerna (11 km), Mahrawna (11 km) and Derio (12 km).

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

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