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About Thathar Village

Thathar is a mid sized village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 580, made up of 270 males and 310 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,148 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thathar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thathar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dera Gopipur
Pincode 176029
Area (hectares) 105.68 hectares
Population 580
Male Population 270
Female Population 310
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,148
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Thathar compares

By the 2011 count Thathar is the 71st largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 105.68 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Thathar

Thathar 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 Thathar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Thathar from other places

Thathar lies about 11 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Tripal, 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 Thathar
Nearest railway station Tripal under 2 km
District headquarters Kangra 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Gopipur 14 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 26 km

Villages closest to Thathar

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 Thathar

As per the Census of India 2011, Thathar village had a population of 580. That makes it the 71st largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Thathar village has 270 males and 310 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thathar has about 1148 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Thathar is 176029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thathar covers 105.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Thathar is Tripal, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Thathar.

Thathar is about 11 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thathar is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Tripal is about under 2 km away. Kangra is about 11 km away. Dera Gopipur 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 Tripal Khas (under 2 km), Ranka (under 2 km) and Gareru (under 2 km).

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

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