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About Thana Village

Thana is a small village in Baroh tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 145, made up of 64 males and 81 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,266 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176037, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baroh
Pincode 176037
Area (hectares) 53.4 hectares
Population 145
Male Population 64
Female Population 81
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,266
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thana compares

By the 2011 count Thana is the 83rd largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 159 residents. Its 53.4 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 Thana

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

Thana lies about 44 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about under 2 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 Thana
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Baroh 10 km
Nearest town Mamun 14 km
District headquarters Kangra 44 km

Villages closest to Thana

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 Thana

As per the Census of India 2011, Thana village had a population of 145. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 159 residents.

Thana village has 64 males and 81 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thana has about 1266 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Thana is 176037. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thana covers 53.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Thana is Nurpur Road, about under 2 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 Thana.

Thana is about 44 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thana is in Baroh tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur Road is about under 2 km away. Baroh is about 10 km away. Mamun is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thana Lahr (under 2 km), Bhat Lahri (under 2 km) and Bhur Lahr (under 2 km).

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

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