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About Thalwal Gaon Village

Thalwal Gaon is a small village in Dhanaulti tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 86, made up of 34 males and 52 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,529 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248179, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thalwal Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thalwal Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Dhanaulti
Pincode 248179
Area (hectares) 44.9 hectares
Population 86
Male Population 34
Female Population 52
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,529
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 Thalwal Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Thalwal Gaon is the 221st largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 44.9 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 1004.

Getting to Thalwal Gaon

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

Thalwal Gaon lies about 42 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, 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 Thalwal Gaon
Nearest town Mussoorie 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhanaulti 20 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 42 km

Villages closest to Thalwal Gaon

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.

Common questions about Thalwal Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Thalwal Gaon village had a population of 86. That makes it the 221st largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Thalwal Gaon village has 34 males and 52 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thalwal Gaon has about 1529 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Thalwal Gaon is 248179. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thalwal Gaon covers 44.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Thalwal Gaon falls under Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Thalwal Gaon is Dehradun, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Thalwal Gaon.

Thalwal Gaon is about 42 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thalwal Gaon is in Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Mussoorie is about 3.5 km away. Dehradun is about 19 km away. Dhanaulti is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghatudhar (under 2 km), Nawaridhar (under 2 km) and Nautha (under 2 km).

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

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