About Thamba Village

Thamba is a mid sized village in Dharmsala tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 503, made up of 252 males and 251 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176057, 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	Dharmsala
Pincode	176057
Area (hectares)	57.72 hectares
Population	503
Male Population	252
Female Population	251
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	996
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Thamba compares

By the 2011 count Thamba is the 66th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 57.72 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Thamba

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

Thamba lies about 7.9 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Samloti, about 2.1 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	Samloti	2.1 km
District headquarters	Kangra	7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dharmsala	16 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	16 km

Villages closest to Thamba

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 Thamba

As per the Census of India 2011, Thamba village had a population of 503. That makes it the 66th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Thamba village has 252 males and 251 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thamba has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Thamba is 176057. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thamba covers 57.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Thamba is Samloti, about 2.1 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 Thamba.

Thamba is about 7.9 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 Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district. Samloti is about 2.1 km away. Kangra is about 7.9 km away. Dharmsala is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.