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About Thangar Village

Thangar is a mid sized village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 675, made up of 326 males and 349 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thangar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thangar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawali
Pincode 176023
Area (hectares) 75.98 hectares
Population 675
Male Population 326
Female Population 349
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,071
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Thangar compares

By the 2011 count Thangar is the 45th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 75.98 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Thangar

The census records public bus service for Thangar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Thangar from other places

Thangar lies about 24 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawanwala Shahr, about under 2 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 Thangar
Tehsil headquarters Jawali under 2 km
Nearest railway station Jawanwala Shahr under 2 km
District headquarters Kangra 24 km
Nearest town Talwāra 25 km

Villages closest to Thangar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jawali 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 Thangar

As per the Census of India 2011, Thangar village had a population of 675. That makes it the 45th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Thangar village has 326 males and 349 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thangar has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Thangar is 176023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thangar covers 75.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Thangar falls under Jawali tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Thangar is Jawanwala Shahr, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Thangar.

Thangar is about 24 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thangar is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Jawali is about under 2 km away. Jawanwala Shahr is about under 2 km away. Kangra is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhan (under 2 km), Sanehr (under 2 km) and Pharian (under 2 km).

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

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