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About Tharu Village

Tharu is a small village in Nadaun tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 75, made up of 31 males and 44 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,419 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177044, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tharu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tharu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Nadaun
Pincode 177044
Area (hectares) 25.08 hectares
Population 75
Male Population 31
Female Population 44
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,419
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tharu compares

By the 2011 count Tharu is the 266th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 216 residents. Its 25.08 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Tharu

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

Tharu lies about 15 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 31 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 Tharu
Tehsil headquarters Nadaun 8.1 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 15 km
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 31 km
Nearest town Nangal 45 km

Villages closest to Tharu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tharu village had a population of 75. That makes it the 266th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 216 residents.

Tharu village has 31 males and 44 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tharu has about 1419 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Tharu is 177044. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tharu covers 25.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tharu falls under Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tharu is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 31 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 Tharu.

Tharu is about 15 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tharu is in Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district. Nadaun is about 8.1 km away. Hamirpur is about 15 km away. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dib (under 2 km), Badehtar (under 2 km) and Jamnoti (under 2 km).

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

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