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About Tihri Village

Tihri is a small village in Dhatwal tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 175, made up of 81 males and 94 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,160 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176049, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tihri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tihri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Dhatwal
Pincode 176049
Area (hectares) 70.09 hectares
Population 175
Male Population 81
Female Population 94
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,160
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tihri compares

By the 2011 count Tihri is the 72nd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 299 residents. Its 70.09 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1186.

Getting to Tihri

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

Tihri lies about 36 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Olinda, 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 Tihri
Nearest town Sundarnagar 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhatwal 27 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 36 km
Nearest railway station Olinda 40 km

Villages closest to Tihri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tihri village had a population of 175. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 299 residents.

Tihri village has 81 males and 94 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tihri has about 1160 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1186.

The pincode recorded for Tihri is 176049. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tihri covers 70.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tihri falls under Dhatwal tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tihri is Olinda, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Tihri.

Tihri is about 36 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tihri is in Dhatwal tehsil of Hamirpur district. Sundarnagar is about 9.0 km away. Dhatwal is about 27 km away. Hamirpur is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Samthana Kalan (under 2 km), Samthana Khurd (under 2 km) and Thana (under 2 km).

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

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