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About Thunda Village

Thunda is a small village in Yamkeshwar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 201, made up of 83 males and 118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,422 females per 1000 males. The village covers 411 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thunda village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Yamkeshwar
Pincode 246121
Area (hectares) 411 hectares
Population 201
Male Population 83
Female Population 118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,422
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thunda compares

By the 2011 count Thunda is the 62nd largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 171 residents. Its 411 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1206.

Getting to Thunda

Thunda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Thunda as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Thunda from other places

Thunda lies about 26 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Virbhadra, about 19 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 Thunda
Tehsil headquarters Yamkeshwar under 2 km
Nearest railway station Virbhadra 19 km
Nearest town Rishīkesh 19 km
District headquarters Garhwal 26 km

Villages closest to Thunda

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 Thunda

As per the Census of India 2011, Thunda village had a population of 201. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 171 residents.

Thunda village has 83 males and 118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thunda has about 1422 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1206.

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

Thunda covers 411 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Thunda falls under Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Thunda is Virbhadra, about 19 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 5 - 10 km distance for Thunda.

Thunda is about 26 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thunda is in Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district. Yamkeshwar is about under 2 km away. Virbhadra is about 19 km away. Rishīkesh is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majera (under 2 km), Gundi Walli (under 2 km) and Gundi Talli (under 2 km).

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

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