About Tharu Village

Tharu is a mid sized village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 998, made up of 497 males and 501 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 296.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tharu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tharu village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Shahpur
Pincode	176217
Area (hectares)	296.02 hectares
Population	998
Male Population	497
Female Population	501
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,008
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tharu compares

By the 2011 count Tharu is the 12th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 296.02 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Tharu

Tharu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Tharu as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Tharu from other places

Tharu 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 Tharu
Tehsil headquarters	Shahpur	5.3 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	7.7 km
Nearest railway station	Kangra Mandir	14 km
District headquarters	Kangra	14 km

Villages closest to Tharu

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 Tharu

As per the Census of India 2011, Tharu village had a population of 998. That makes it the 12th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Tharu village has 497 males and 501 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tharu has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Tharu is 176217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tharu covers 296.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Tharu 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Tharu.

Tharu 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.

Tharu is in Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district. Shahpur is about 5.3 km away. Dharamsala is about 7.7 km away. Kangra Mandir is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.