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About Thanki Village

Thanki is a small village in Rajgarhi tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 137, made up of 79 males and 58 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 734 females per 1000 males. The village covers 17.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thanki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thanki village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Rajgarhi
Pincode 249141
Area (hectares) 17.29 hectares
Population 137
Male Population 79
Female Population 58
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 734
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thanki compares

By the 2011 count Thanki is the 140th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 353 residents. Its 17.29 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Thanki

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

Thanki lies about 26 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 63 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 Thanki
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarhi 4.1 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 26 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 47 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 63 km

Villages closest to Thanki

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.

Common questions about Thanki

As per the Census of India 2011, Thanki village had a population of 137. That makes it the 140th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 353 residents.

Thanki village has 79 males and 58 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thanki has about 734 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

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

Thanki covers 17.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Thanki falls under Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Thanki is Dehradun, about 63 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 Thanki.

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

Thanki is in Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Rajgarhi is about 4.1 km away. Uttarkashi is about 26 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.

The closest recorded villages are Jhumrada (under 2 km), Gulari (under 2 km) and Bakhreti (under 2 km).

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

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