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About Thamber Village

Thamber is one of the larger villages in Barara tehsil, in the district of Ambala, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,151, made up of 3,235 males and 2,916 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1061 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 133205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thamber Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thamber village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Ambala
Tehsil Barara
Pincode 133205
Area (hectares) 1061 hectares
Population 6,151
Male Population 3,235
Female Population 2,916
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Thamber compares

By the 2011 count Thamber is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,588 residents. Its 1061 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Thamber

Thamber is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Thamber as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Thamber from other places

Thamber lies about 32 km from Ambala, and the nearest railway station is Barara, about 4.6 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 Thamber
Nearest railway station Barara 4.6 km
Nearest town Barāra 4.7 km
District headquarters Ambala 32 km

Villages closest to Thamber

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thamber village had a population of 6,151. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,588 residents.

Thamber village has 3,235 males and 2,916 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thamber has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 890.

The pincode recorded for Thamber is 133205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thamber covers 1061 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thamber falls under Barara tehsil of Ambala district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Thamber is Barara, about 4.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Thamber.

Thamber is about 32 km from Ambala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thamber is in Barara tehsil of Ambala district. Barara is about 4.6 km away. Barāra is about 4.7 km away. Ambala is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rampur (1.8 km), Malikpur (2.0 km) and Adhoya Hindwan (2.5 km).

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

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