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About Thaina Village

Thaina is a small village in Kalsi tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 248, made up of 130 males and 118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 271.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248158, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thaina Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thaina village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Kalsi
Pincode 248158
Area (hectares) 271.76 hectares
Population 248
Male Population 130
Female Population 118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thaina compares

By the 2011 count Thaina is the 62nd largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 271.76 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Thaina

Thaina is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Thaina as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Thaina from other places

Thaina lies about 29 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 Thaina
Tehsil headquarters Kalsi 4.4 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 21 km
District headquarters Dehradun 29 km

Villages closest to Thaina

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thaina village had a population of 248. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Thaina village has 130 males and 118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thaina has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Thaina is 248158. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thaina covers 271.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Thaina falls under Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Thaina notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Thaina is about 29 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thaina is in Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district. Kalsi is about 4.4 km away. Mussoorie is about 21 km away. Dehradun is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Utail (under 2 km), Khatar (under 2 km) and Patiyana (under 2 km).

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

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