About Than Village

Than is a small village in Yamkeshwar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 53, made up of 21 males and 32 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,524 females per 1000 males. The village covers 14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246121, 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	Yamkeshwar
Pincode	246121
Area (hectares)	14 hectares
Population	53
Male Population	21
Female Population	32
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,524
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 Than compares

By the 2011 count Than is the 175th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 171 residents. Its 14 hectares work out to about 3.8 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 Than

Than is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Than 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 Than from other places

Than lies about 24 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 Than
Tehsil headquarters	Yamkeshwar	4.4 km
Nearest town	Rishīkesh	22 km
Nearest railway station	Rishikesh	22 km
District headquarters	Garhwal	24 km

Villages closest to Than

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.

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Common questions about Than

As per the Census of India 2011, Than village had a population of 53. That makes it the 175th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 171 residents.

Than village has 21 males and 32 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Than has about 1524 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1206.

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

Than covers 14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Than falls under Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Than 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Than.

Than is about 24 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 Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district. Yamkeshwar is about 4.4 km away. Rishīkesh is about 22 km away. Rishikesh is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.