About Than Village

Than is a small village in Narendranagar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 388, made up of 199 males and 189 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249175, 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	Narendranagar
Pincode	249175
Area (hectares)	166.34 hectares
Population	388
Male Population	199
Female Population	189
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	950
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 Than compares

By the 2011 count Than is the 56th largest of the 244 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 289 residents. Its 166.34 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1109.

Getting to Than

Than is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Than 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 Than from other places

Than lies about 16 km from Tehri 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
District headquarters	Tehri Garhwal	16 km
Nearest town	Tehri	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Narendranagar	17 km
Nearest railway station	Rishikesh	22 km

Villages closest to Than

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Narendranagar 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 388. That makes it the 56th largest of the 244 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 289 residents.

Than village has 199 males and 189 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Than has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1109.

The pincode recorded for Than is 249175. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Than covers 166.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Than falls under Narendranagar tehsil of Tehri 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 5 - 10 km distance for Than.

Than is about 16 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 Narendranagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Tehri Garhwal is about 16 km away. Tehri is about 16 km away. Narendranagar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.