About Than Village

Than is a small village in Galore tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 251, made up of 119 males and 132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,109 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Than Overview

Census 2011 figures for Than village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Hamirpur
Tehsil	Galore
Pincode	177026
Area (hectares)	89 hectares
Population	251
Male Population	119
Female Population	132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,109
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Than compares

By the 2011 count Than is the 36th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 251 residents. Its 89 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 1177.

Getting to Than

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

Than lies about 21 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Una Himachal, about 13 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 Than
Tehsil headquarters	Galore	12 km
Nearest railway station	Una Himachal	13 km
District headquarters	Hamirpur	21 km
Nearest town	Nangal	22 km

Villages closest to Than

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

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Common questions about Than

As per the Census of India 2011, Than village had a population of 251. That makes it the 36th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 251 residents.

Than village has 119 males and 132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Than has about 1109 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1177.

The pincode recorded for Than is 177026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Than covers 89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Than falls under Galore tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Than is Una Himachal, about 13 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 Than.

Than is about 21 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Than is in Galore tehsil of Hamirpur district. Galore is about 12 km away. Una Himachal is about 13 km away. Hamirpur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.