About Thamba Village

Thamba is a small village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 450, made up of 213 males and 237 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,113 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thamba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thamba village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Shahpur
Pincode	176222
Area (hectares)	67.69 hectares
Population	450
Male Population	213
Female Population	237
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,113
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Thamba compares

By the 2011 count Thamba is the 52nd largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 67.69 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Thamba

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

Thamba lies about 14 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, about 14 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 Thamba
Tehsil headquarters	Shahpur	4.2 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	8.8 km
District headquarters	Kangra	14 km
Nearest railway station	Kangra Mandir	14 km

Villages closest to Thamba

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thamba village had a population of 450. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Thamba village has 213 males and 237 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thamba has about 1113 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Thamba is 176222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thamba covers 67.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Thamba falls under Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Thamba is Kangra Mandir, about 14 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 Thamba.

Thamba is about 14 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thamba is in Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district. Shahpur is about 4.2 km away. Dharamsala is about 8.8 km away. Kangra is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.