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About Thinga Banj Village

Thinga Banj is a small village in Yamkeshwar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 94, made up of 39 males and 55 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,410 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thinga Banj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thinga Banj village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Yamkeshwar
Pincode 246121
Area (hectares) 28.5 hectares
Population 94
Male Population 39
Female Population 55
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,410
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thinga Banj compares

By the 2011 count Thinga Banj is the 133rd largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 171 residents. Its 28.5 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1206.

Getting to Thinga Banj

Thinga Banj is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Thinga Banj as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Thinga Banj from other places

Thinga Banj lies about 22 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Virbhadra, about 23 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 Thinga Banj
Tehsil headquarters Yamkeshwar 4.9 km
District headquarters Garhwal 22 km
Nearest railway station Virbhadra 23 km
Nearest town Rishīkesh 23 km

Villages closest to Thinga Banj

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Yamkeshwar 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 Thinga Banj

As per the Census of India 2011, Thinga Banj village had a population of 94. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 171 residents.

Thinga Banj village has 39 males and 55 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thinga Banj has about 1410 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1206.

The pincode recorded for Thinga Banj is 246121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thinga Banj covers 28.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thinga Banj falls under Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Thinga Banj is Virbhadra, about 23 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 10+ km distance for Thinga Banj.

Thinga Banj is about 22 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thinga Banj is in Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district. Yamkeshwar is about 4.9 km away. Garhwal is about 22 km away. Virbhadra is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dandalaga Sila (under 2 km), Sila (under 2 km) and Panchur (under 2 km).

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

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