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About Thar Village

Thar is a village in Lansdowne tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The village covers 9.74 hectares hectares.

Thar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Lansdowne
Area (hectares) 9.74 hectares

How far is Thar from other places

Thar lies about 11 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 18 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 Thar
District headquarters Garhwal 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Lansdowne 12 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 18 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 18 km

Villages closest to Thar

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

Thar covers 9.74 hectares as recorded in the census.

Thar falls under Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Thar is Kotdwara, about 18 km away in a straight line.

Thar is about 11 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thar is in Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district. Garhwal is about 11 km away. Lansdowne is about 12 km away. Kotdwāra is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hilogi (under 2 km), Dhandari (under 2 km) and Dondri (under 2 km).

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

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