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About Tharot Village

Tharot is a small village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 305, made up of 157 males and 148 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tharot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tharot village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Shahpur
Pincode 176217
Area (hectares) 16.44 hectares
Population 305
Male Population 157
Female Population 148
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tharot compares

By the 2011 count Tharot is the 78th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 16.44 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Tharot

Tharot is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tharot 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tharot from other places

Tharot lies about 13 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, about 13 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 Tharot
Nearest town Dharamsala 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahpur 6.6 km
Nearest railway station Kangra Mandir 13 km
District headquarters Kangra 13 km

Villages closest to Tharot

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.

Common questions about Tharot

As per the Census of India 2011, Tharot village had a population of 305. That makes it the 78th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Tharot village has 157 males and 148 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tharot has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1046.

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

Tharot covers 16.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Tharot is Kangra Mandir, about 13 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Tharot.

Tharot is about 13 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tharot is in Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district. Dharamsala is about 6.4 km away. Shahpur is about 6.6 km away. Kangra Mandir is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chori Dudhamb (under 2 km), Dudhamb Khas (under 2 km) and Tharu (under 2 km).

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

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