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About Jharet Thakaran Village

Jharet Thakaran is a small village in Dhira tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 194, made up of 95 males and 99 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176064, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jharet Thakaran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jharet Thakaran village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dhira
Pincode 176064
Area (hectares) 138.43 hectares
Population 194
Male Population 95
Female Population 99
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jharet Thakaran compares

By the 2011 count Jharet Thakaran is the 47th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 138.43 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1176.

Getting to Jharet Thakaran

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

How far is Jharet Thakaran from other places

Jharet Thakaran lies about 4.6 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Koparlahar, 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 Jharet Thakaran
Nearest railway station Koparlahar 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhira 4.6 km
District headquarters Kangra 4.6 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 20 km

Villages closest to Jharet Thakaran

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhira 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 Jharet Thakaran

As per the Census of India 2011, Jharet Thakaran village had a population of 194. That makes it the 47th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Jharet Thakaran village has 95 males and 99 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jharet Thakaran has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1176.

The pincode recorded for Jharet Thakaran is 176064. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jharet Thakaran covers 138.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jharet Thakaran falls under Dhira tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jharet Thakaran is Koparlahar, about 2.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Jharet Thakaran.

Jharet Thakaran is about 4.6 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jharet Thakaran is in Dhira tehsil of Kangra district. Koparlahar is about 2.1 km away. Dhira is about 4.6 km away. Kangra is about 4.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alsehar (under 2 km), Chau Da Lahar (under 2 km) and Har (under 2 km).

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

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