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About Thamba Village

Thamba is a small village in Baroh tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 62, made up of 26 males and 36 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,385 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thamba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thamba village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baroh
Pincode 176054
Area (hectares) 44 hectares
Population 62
Male Population 26
Female Population 36
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,385
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thamba compares

By the 2011 count Thamba is the 129th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 159 residents. Its 44 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Thamba

Thamba is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Thamba as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Thamba from other places

Thamba lies about 12 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Lunsu, about 4.3 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 Thamba
Nearest railway station Lunsu 4.3 km
District headquarters Kangra 12 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Baroh 28 km

Villages closest to Thamba

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 Thamba

As per the Census of India 2011, Thamba village had a population of 62. That makes it the 129th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 159 residents.

Thamba village has 26 males and 36 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thamba has about 1385 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

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

Thamba covers 44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Thamba is Lunsu, about 4.3 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Thamba.

Thamba is about 12 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thamba is in Baroh tehsil of Kangra district. Lunsu is about 4.3 km away. Kangra is about 12 km away. Dharamsala is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jatehr (4.8 km), Kallar (5.3 km) and Kalru (6.1 km).

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

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