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About Thana Village

Thana is a small village in Bhoranj tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 170, made up of 79 males and 91 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,152 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176045, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Bhoranj
Pincode 176045
Area (hectares) 32.45 hectares
Population 170
Male Population 79
Female Population 91
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,152
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thana compares

By the 2011 count Thana is the 174th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 335 residents. Its 32.45 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1213.

Getting to Thana

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

Thana lies about 26 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Joginder Nagar, about 23 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 Thana
Nearest town Mandi 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhoranj 20 km
Nearest railway station Joginder Nagar 23 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 26 km

Villages closest to Thana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thana village had a population of 170. That makes it the 174th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 335 residents.

Thana village has 79 males and 91 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thana has about 1152 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1213.

The pincode recorded for Thana is 176045. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thana covers 32.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thana falls under Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Thana is Joginder Nagar, about 23 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 Thana.

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

Thana is in Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district. Mandi is about 17 km away. Bhoranj is about 20 km away. Joginder Nagar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badar (1.8 km), Kathiawin (2.5 km) and Ban Badiana (3.9 km).

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

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