About Tharkehr Village

Tharkehr is a small village in Dhira tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 295, made up of 140 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,107 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tharkehr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tharkehr village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Dhira
Pincode	176101
Area (hectares)	50.2 hectares
Population	295
Male Population	140
Female Population	155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,107
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tharkehr compares

By the 2011 count Tharkehr is the 22nd largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 50.2 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1176.

Getting to Tharkehr

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

Tharkehr lies about 20 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 7.9 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 Tharkehr
Nearest railway station	Sulah Himachal Pradesh	7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhira	20 km
District headquarters	Kangra	20 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	27 km

Villages closest to Tharkehr

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.

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Common questions about Tharkehr

As per the Census of India 2011, Tharkehr village had a population of 295. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Tharkehr village has 140 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tharkehr has about 1107 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 Tharkehr is 176101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tharkehr covers 50.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tharkehr falls under Dhira tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tharkehr is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 7.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Tharkehr.

Tharkehr is about 20 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tharkehr is in Dhira tehsil of Kangra district. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 7.9 km away. Dhira is about 20 km away. Kangra is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.