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About Thanai Kothi Village

Thanai Kothi is a mid sized village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 693, made up of 342 males and 351 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 214 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thanai Kothi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thanai Kothi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Chaurah
Pincode 176316
Area (hectares) 214 hectares
Population 693
Male Population 342
Female Population 351
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thanai Kothi compares

By the 2011 count Thanai Kothi is the 31st largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 214 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Thanai Kothi

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

Thanai Kothi lies about 31 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 67 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 Thanai Kothi
Tehsil headquarters Chaurah 31 km
District headquarters Chamba 31 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 67 km

Villages closest to Thanai Kothi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chaurah 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 Thanai Kothi

As per the Census of India 2011, Thanai Kothi village had a population of 693. That makes it the 31st largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Thanai Kothi village has 342 males and 351 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thanai Kothi has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Thanai Kothi is 176316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thanai Kothi covers 214 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thanai Kothi falls under Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Thanai Kothi is Nurpur Road, about 67 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 Thanai Kothi.

Thanai Kothi is about 31 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thanai Kothi is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 31 km away. Chamba is about 31 km away. Nurpur Road is about 67 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hiar (under 2 km), Jawari (under 2 km) and Kulthot (under 2 km).

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

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