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About Thakur Dwara Village

Thakur Dwara is a mid sized village in Indora tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,813, made up of 957 males and 856 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 413.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thakur Dwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thakur Dwara village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Indora
Pincode 176403
Area (hectares) 413.49 hectares
Population 1,813
Male Population 957
Female Population 856
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thakur Dwara compares

By the 2011 count Thakur Dwara is the 9th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 690 residents. Its 413.49 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Thakur Dwara

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

Thakur Dwara lies about 52 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Chak Kalan, about 9.0 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 Thakur Dwara
Nearest railway station Chak Kalan 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Indora 12 km
Nearest town Mukeriān 14 km
District headquarters Kangra 52 km

Villages closest to Thakur Dwara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Indora 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 Thakur Dwara

As per the Census of India 2011, Thakur Dwara village had a population of 1,813. That makes it the 9th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 690 residents.

Thakur Dwara village has 957 males and 856 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thakur Dwara has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Thakur Dwara is 176403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thakur Dwara covers 413.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thakur Dwara falls under Indora tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Thakur Dwara is Chak Kalan, about 9.0 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 Thakur Dwara.

Thakur Dwara is about 52 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thakur Dwara is in Indora tehsil of Kangra district. Chak Kalan is about 9.0 km away. Indora is about 12 km away. Mukeriān is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barota (under 2 km), Bakrarwan (1.8 km) and Malkana (2.7 km).

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

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