About Tahu Village

Tahu is a small village in Dharmsala tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 315, made up of 160 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tahu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tahu village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Dharmsala
Pincode	176215
Area (hectares)	127.07 hectares
Population	315
Male Population	160
Female Population	155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	969
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tahu compares

By the 2011 count Tahu is the 98th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 127.07 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Tahu

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

Tahu lies about 16 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nagrota, about 14 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 Tahu
Tehsil headquarters	Dharmsala	1.6 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	1.6 km
Nearest railway station	Nagrota	14 km
District headquarters	Kangra	16 km

Villages closest to Tahu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dharmsala 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.

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Common questions about Tahu

As per the Census of India 2011, Tahu village had a population of 315. That makes it the 98th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Tahu village has 160 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tahu has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Tahu is 176215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tahu covers 127.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tahu falls under Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tahu is Nagrota, about 14 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 Tahu.

Tahu is about 16 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tahu is in Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district. Dharmsala is about 1.6 km away. Dharamsala is about 1.6 km away. Nagrota is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.