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About Thara Village

Thara is a small village in Baijnath tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 367, made up of 159 males and 208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,308 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thara village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baijnath
Pincode 176125
Area (hectares) 39.16 hectares
Population 367
Male Population 159
Female Population 208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,308
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Thara compares

By the 2011 count Thara is the 86th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 39.16 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1095.

Getting to Thara

Thara is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Thara 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Thara from other places

Thara lies about 38 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Baijnath Mandir, about 2.4 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 Thara
Nearest railway station Baijnath Mandir 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Baijnath 2.7 km
District headquarters Kangra 38 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 38 km

Villages closest to Thara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thara village had a population of 367. That makes it the 86th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Thara village has 159 males and 208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thara has about 1308 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1095.

The pincode recorded for Thara is 176125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thara covers 39.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Thara falls under Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Thara is Baijnath Mandir, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Thara.

Thara is about 38 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thara is in Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district. Baijnath Mandir is about 2.4 km away. Baijnath is about 2.7 km away. Kangra is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kunsal Buhli (under 2 km), Sunpur (under 2 km) and Chakol (under 2 km).

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

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