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About Thandal Village

Thandal is a mid sized village in Pangi tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 546, made up of 281 males and 265 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 762.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176323, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thandal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thandal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Pangi
Pincode 176323
Area (hectares) 762.94 hectares
Population 546
Male Population 281
Female Population 265
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
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 Thandal compares

By the 2011 count Thandal is the 9th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 314 residents. Its 762.94 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Thandal

Thandal is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Thandal 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 Thandal from other places

Thandal lies about 10 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 40 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 Thandal
Tehsil headquarters Pangi 10 km
District headquarters Chamba 10 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 40 km

Villages closest to Thandal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thandal village had a population of 546. That makes it the 9th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 314 residents.

Thandal village has 281 males and 265 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thandal has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Thandal is 176323. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thandal covers 762.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Thandal falls under Pangi tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Thandal is Nurpur Road, about 40 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 Thandal.

Thandal is about 10 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thandal is in Pangi tehsil of Chamba district. Pangi is about 10 km away. Chamba is about 10 km away. Nurpur Road is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghisal (under 2 km), Hughal (under 2 km) and Kulal (under 2 km).

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

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