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About Thamba Village

Thamba is a small village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 126, made up of 57 males and 69 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,211 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176027, 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 Dera Gopipur
Pincode 176027
Area (hectares) 196.26 hectares
Population 126
Male Population 57
Female Population 69
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,211
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Thamba compares

By the 2011 count Thamba is the 214th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 196.26 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 1082.

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 5 - 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 24 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 20 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
Tehsil headquarters Dera Gopipur 16 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 20 km
District headquarters Kangra 24 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 36 km

Villages closest to Thamba

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Gopipur 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 126. That makes it the 214th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Thamba village has 57 males and 69 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thamba has about 1211 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Thamba is 176027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thamba covers 196.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Thamba falls under Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Thamba is Jawalamukhi Road, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 24 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 Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Dera Gopipur is about 16 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 20 km away. Kangra is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhar (2.4 km), Amloh (4.5 km) and Balahar (5.0 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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