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About Thehra Village

Thehra is a small village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 132, made up of 67 males and 65 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176028, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thehra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thehra village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dera Gopipur
Pincode 176028
Area (hectares) 37.47 hectares
Population 132
Male Population 67
Female Population 65
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Thehra compares

By the 2011 count Thehra is the 207th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 37.47 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Thehra

Thehra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Thehra 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Thehra from other places

Thehra lies about 22 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Harsar Dehri, about 3.9 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 Thehra
Nearest railway station Harsar Dehri 3.9 km
Nearest town Talwāra 20 km
District headquarters Kangra 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Gopipur 28 km

Villages closest to Thehra

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 Thehra

As per the Census of India 2011, Thehra village had a population of 132. That makes it the 207th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Thehra village has 67 males and 65 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thehra has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Thehra is 176028. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thehra covers 37.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Thehra is Harsar Dehri, about 3.9 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 village for Thehra.

Thehra is about 22 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thehra is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Harsar Dehri is about 3.9 km away. Talwāra is about 20 km away. Kangra is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bara (7.1 km), Dhanyari (7.7 km) and Ludret (7.8 km).

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

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