About Thamba Village

Thamba is a mid sized village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 502, made up of 238 males and 264 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,109 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176030, 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	Khundian
Pincode	176030
Area (hectares)	113.83 hectares
Population	502
Male Population	238
Female Population	264
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,109
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 among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 113.83 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1070.

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 24 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 20 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	Khundian	1.5 km
Nearest railway station	Jawalamukhi Road	20 km
District headquarters	Kangra	24 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	36 km

Villages closest to Thamba

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khundian 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 502. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Thamba village has 238 males and 264 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thamba has about 1109 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Thamba is 176030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thamba covers 113.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Thamba is Jawalamukhi Road, about 20 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 24 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 Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Khundian is about 1.5 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 20 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.