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About Tham Village

Tham is a small village in Dharchula tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 58, made up of 25 males and 33 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,320 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262544, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tham Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tham village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Dharchula
Pincode 262544
Area (hectares) 40.36 hectares
Population 58
Male Population 25
Female Population 33
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,320
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 Tham compares

By the 2011 count Tham is the 67th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 826 residents. Its 40.36 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 984.

Getting to Tham

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

Tham lies about 34 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 88 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 Tham
Tehsil headquarters Dharchula 8.0 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 34 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 34 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 88 km

Villages closest to Tham

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dharchula 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 Tham

As per the Census of India 2011, Tham village had a population of 58. That makes it the 67th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 826 residents.

Tham village has 25 males and 33 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tham has about 1320 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Tham is 262544. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tham covers 40.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tham falls under Dharchula tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Tham is Tanakpur, about 88 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 Tham.

Tham is about 34 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tham is in Dharchula tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Dharchula is about 8.0 km away. Pithoragarh is about 34 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majtham Payya R F (under 2 km), Baluwakot (3.1 km) and Kalika (3.4 km).

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

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