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About Than Village

Than is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 158, made up of 74 males and 84 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,135 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Than Overview

Census 2011 figures for Than village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246147
Area (hectares) 95.03 hectares
Population 158
Male Population 74
Female Population 84
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,135
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 Than compares

By the 2011 count Than is the 204th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 95.03 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Than

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

Than lies about 46 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 56 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 Than
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 8.8 km
District headquarters Garhwal 46 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 56 km

Villages closest to Than

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Than village had a population of 158. That makes it the 204th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Than village has 74 males and 84 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Than has about 1135 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Than is 246147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Than covers 95.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Than falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Than is Rishikesh, about 56 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 Than.

Than is about 46 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Than is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about 8.8 km away. Garhwal is about 46 km away. Rishikesh is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maithan Gaon (under 2 km), Thanora (under 2 km) and Bhetuli (under 2 km).

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

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