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About Thawara Village

Thawara is a small village in Dhoomakot tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 144, made up of 63 males and 81 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,286 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246277, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thawara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thawara village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Dhoomakot
Pincode 246277
Area (hectares) 236.59 hectares
Population 144
Male Population 63
Female Population 81
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,286
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thawara compares

By the 2011 count Thawara is the 102nd largest of the 329 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 119 residents. Its 236.59 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1280.

Getting to Thawara

Thawara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Thawara as Available within 10+ 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 Thawara from other places

Thawara lies about 26 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 36 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 Thawara
Tehsil headquarters Dhoomakot 26 km
District headquarters Garhwal 26 km
Nearest town Pauri 27 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 36 km

Villages closest to Thawara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thawara village had a population of 144. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 329 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 119 residents.

Thawara village has 63 males and 81 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thawara has about 1286 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1280.

The pincode recorded for Thawara is 246277. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thawara covers 236.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Thawara falls under Dhoomakot tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Thawara is Kotdwara, about 36 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Thawara.

Thawara is about 26 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thawara is in Dhoomakot tehsil of Garhwal district. Dhoomakot is about 26 km away. Garhwal is about 26 km away. Pauri is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Adwara Talla (under 2 km), Adwara Walla (under 2 km) and Dadwari (under 2 km).

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

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