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About Than Village

Than is a small village in Baroh tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 58, made up of 28 males and 30 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176054, 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 Kangra
Tehsil Baroh
Pincode 176054
Area (hectares) 138.61 hectares
Population 58
Male Population 28
Female Population 30
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,071
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Than compares

By the 2011 count Than is the 130th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 159 residents. Its 138.61 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1091.

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 <5 km distance. 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 28 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Bharmar, about 4.5 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
Nearest railway station Bharmar 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Baroh 6.6 km
District headquarters Kangra 28 km
Nearest town Mamun 30 km

Villages closest to Than

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Than village had a population of 58. That makes it the 130th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 159 residents.

Than village has 28 males and 30 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Than has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Than is 176054. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Than covers 138.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Than falls under Baroh tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Than is Bharmar, about 4.5 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 <5 km distance for Than.

Than is about 28 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Than is in Baroh tehsil of Kangra district. Bharmar is about 4.5 km away. Baroh is about 6.6 km away. Kangra is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thankehr (under 2 km), Lahru (4.1 km) and Tikri (4.1 km).

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

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