About Thirak Village

Thirak is a small village in Dhira tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 103, made up of 47 males and 56 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,191 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thirak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thirak village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Dhira
Pincode	176101
Area (hectares)	123.08 hectares
Population	103
Male Population	47
Female Population	56
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,191
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Thirak compares

By the 2011 count Thirak is the 76th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 123.08 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1176.

Getting to Thirak

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

Thirak lies about 15 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Samloti, about 9.5 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 Thirak
Nearest railway station	Samloti	9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhira	15 km
District headquarters	Kangra	15 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	24 km

Villages closest to Thirak

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 Thirak

As per the Census of India 2011, Thirak village had a population of 103. That makes it the 76th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Thirak village has 47 males and 56 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thirak has about 1191 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1176.

The pincode recorded for Thirak is 176101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thirak covers 123.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Thirak is Samloti, about 9.5 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 Thirak.

Thirak is about 15 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thirak is in Dhira tehsil of Kangra district. Samloti is about 9.5 km away. Dhira is about 15 km away. Kangra is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.