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About Thara Village

Thara is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 123, made up of 58 males and 65 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,121 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thara village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Khundian
Pincode 176030
Area (hectares) 48.93 hectares
Population 123
Male Population 58
Female Population 65
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,121
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 Thara compares

By the 2011 count Thara is the 116th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 48.93 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Thara

Thara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Thara 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 Thara from other places

Thara lies about 27 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 22 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 Thara
Tehsil headquarters Khundian 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 22 km
District headquarters Kangra 27 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 40 km

Villages closest to Thara

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.

Common questions about Thara

As per the Census of India 2011, Thara village had a population of 123. That makes it the 116th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Thara village has 58 males and 65 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thara has about 1121 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

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

Thara covers 48.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Thara is Jawalamukhi Road, about 22 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 Thara.

Thara is about 27 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thara is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Khundian is about 4.9 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 22 km away. Kangra is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kandha (under 2 km), Reserve Jangal Tihri (under 2 km) and Tihri (under 2 km).

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

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