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About Thalan Village

Thalan is a mid sized village in Bhatwari tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 570, made up of 273 males and 297 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,088 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249193, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thalan village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Bhatwari
Pincode 249193
Area (hectares) 87.15 hectares
Population 570
Male Population 273
Female Population 297
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,088
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thalan compares

By the 2011 count Thalan is the 35th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 578 residents. Its 87.15 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Thalan

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

Thalan lies about 3.7 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 60 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 Thalan
District headquarters Uttarkashi 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhatwari 19 km
Nearest town Tehri 35 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 60 km

Villages closest to Thalan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thalan village had a population of 570. That makes it the 35th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 578 residents.

Thalan village has 273 males and 297 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thalan has about 1088 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Thalan is 249193. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thalan covers 87.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Thalan falls under Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Thalan is Dehradun, about 60 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 village for Thalan.

Thalan is about 3.7 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thalan is in Bhatwari tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Uttarkashi is about 3.7 km away. Bhatwari is about 19 km away. Tehri is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dovalga Thalan (under 2 km), Sara (under 2 km) and Sarag (under 2 km).

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

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