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About Thanta Village

Thanta is a small village in Chakrata tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 305, made up of 159 males and 146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thanta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thanta village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Chakrata
Pincode 248124
Area (hectares) 169.21 hectares
Population 305
Male Population 159
Female Population 146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
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 Thanta compares

By the 2011 count Thanta is the 60th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 401 residents. Its 169.21 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Thanta

Thanta is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Thanta 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 Thanta from other places

Thanta lies about 45 km from Dehradun. 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 Thanta
Tehsil headquarters Chakrata 7.8 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 32 km
District headquarters Dehradun 45 km

Villages closest to Thanta

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 Thanta

As per the Census of India 2011, Thanta village had a population of 305. That makes it the 60th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 401 residents.

Thanta village has 159 males and 146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thanta has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Thanta is 248124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thanta covers 169.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Thanta falls under Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Thanta notes the nearest railway station 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 Thanta.

Thanta is about 45 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thanta is in Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district. Chakrata is about 7.8 km away. Mussoorie is about 32 km away. Dehradun is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Samog (under 2 km), Kota (under 2 km) and Majhgaon (1.9 km).

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

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