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About Thunga Village

Thunga is a small village in Chaubattakhal tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 90, made up of 40 males and 50 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,250 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246172, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thunga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thunga village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Chaubattakhal
Pincode 246172
Area (hectares) 60.86 hectares
Population 90
Male Population 40
Female Population 50
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,250
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 Thunga compares

By the 2011 count Thunga is the 133rd largest of the 242 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 155 residents. Its 60.86 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1266.

Getting to Thunga

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

Thunga lies about 27 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 38 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 Thunga
Tehsil headquarters Chaubattakhal 5.4 km
District headquarters Garhwal 27 km
Nearest town Pauri 29 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 38 km

Villages closest to Thunga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thunga village had a population of 90. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 242 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 155 residents.

Thunga village has 40 males and 50 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thunga has about 1250 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1266.

The pincode recorded for Thunga is 246172. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thunga covers 60.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Thunga falls under Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Thunga is Kotdwara, about 38 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 Thunga.

Thunga is about 27 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thunga is in Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district. Chaubattakhal is about 5.4 km away. Garhwal is about 27 km away. Pauri 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 Harkot Malla (under 2 km), Harkot Talla (under 2 km) and Mald Malla (under 2 km).

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

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