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About Thehr Village

Thehr is a mid sized village in Dharmsala tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,641, made up of 871 males and 770 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176057, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thehr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thehr village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dharmsala
Pincode 176057
Area (hectares) 113.9 hectares
Population 1,641
Male Population 871
Female Population 770
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thehr compares

By the 2011 count Thehr is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 113.9 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Thehr

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

Thehr lies about 16 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Harsar Dehri, about 8.1 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 Thehr
Nearest railway station Harsar Dehri 8.1 km
District headquarters Kangra 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Dharmsala 22 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 22 km

Villages closest to Thehr

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.

Common questions about Thehr

As per the Census of India 2011, Thehr village had a population of 1,641. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Thehr village has 871 males and 770 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thehr has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

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

Thehr covers 113.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Thehr is Harsar Dehri, about 8.1 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 Thehr.

Thehr 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.

Thehr is in Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district. Harsar Dehri is about 8.1 km away. Kangra is about 16 km away. Dharmsala 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 Uparli Barol (11 km), Bhatehr (12 km) and Balla (13 km).

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

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