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About Thanul Village

Thanul 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 70 males and 88 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,257 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246175, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thanul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thanul village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246175
Area (hectares) 154.63 hectares
Population 158
Male Population 70
Female Population 88
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,257
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 Thanul compares

By the 2011 count Thanul 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 154.63 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Thanul

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

Thanul lies about 51 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 22 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 Thanul
Nearest town Tehri 17 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 32 km
District headquarters Garhwal 51 km

Villages closest to Thanul

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 Thanul

As per the Census of India 2011, Thanul 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.

Thanul village has 70 males and 88 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thanul has about 1257 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Thanul is 246175. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thanul covers 154.63 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.

Thanul falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Thanul is Rishikesh, about 22 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 Thanul.

Thanul is about 51 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thanul is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Tehri is about 17 km away. Rishikesh is about 22 km away. Pauri is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhandari Gaon (under 2 km), Kandari Gaon (under 2 km) and Baman Gaon (under 2 km).

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

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