About Than Village

Than is a mid sized village in Dhanaulti tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 571, made up of 277 males and 294 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,061 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249180, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Than Overview

Census 2011 figures for Than village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil	Dhanaulti
Pincode	249180
Area (hectares)	160.42 hectares
Population	571
Male Population	277
Female Population	294
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,061
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Than compares

By the 2011 count Than is the 31st largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 160.42 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Than

Than is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Than as Available within village. 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 Than from other places

Than lies about 26 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 26 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	Dhanaulti	5.4 km
Nearest town	Mussoorie	16 km
District headquarters	Tehri Garhwal	26 km
Nearest railway station	Dehradun	26 km

Villages closest to Than

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhanaulti 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 571. That makes it the 31st largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Than village has 277 males and 294 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Than has about 1061 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Than is 249180. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Than covers 160.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Than falls under Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Than is Dehradun, about 26 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Than.

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

Than is in Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Dhanaulti is about 5.4 km away. Mussoorie is about 16 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.