About Than Village

Than is a small village in Rajgarhi tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 314, made up of 164 males and 150 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Than Overview

Census 2011 figures for Than village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Uttarkashi
Tehsil	Rajgarhi
Pincode	249141
Area (hectares)	153.48 hectares
Population	314
Male Population	164
Female Population	150
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	915
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Than compares

By the 2011 count Than is the 80th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 353 residents. Its 153.48 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Than

Than is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Than as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 21 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 62 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	Rajgarhi	under 2 km
District headquarters	Uttarkashi	21 km
Nearest town	Mussoorie	47 km
Nearest railway station	Dehradun	62 km

Villages closest to Than

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajgarhi 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 314. That makes it the 80th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 353 residents.

Than village has 164 males and 150 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Than has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Than is 249141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Than covers 153.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Than falls under Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Than is Dehradun, about 62 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 10+ km distance for Than.

Than is about 21 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Than is in Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Rajgarhi is about under 2 km away. Uttarkashi is about 21 km away. Mussoorie is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.