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About Thanora Village

Thanora is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 86, made up of 42 males and 44 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thanora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thanora village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246001
Area (hectares) 84.14 hectares
Population 86
Male Population 42
Female Population 44
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,048
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 Thanora compares

By the 2011 count Thanora is the 367th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 84.14 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 Thanora

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

Thanora 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 Thanora
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 8.8 km
District headquarters Garhwal 46 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 56 km

Villages closest to Thanora

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 Thanora

As per the Census of India 2011, Thanora village had a population of 86. That makes it the 367th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Thanora village has 42 males and 44 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thanora has about 1048 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 Thanora is 246001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thanora covers 84.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Thanora falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Thanora 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 Thanora.

Thanora 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.

Thanora 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), Than (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 Thanora today is likely to be higher.

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