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About Tihri Village

Tihri is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 255, made up of 129 males and 126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176032, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tihri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tihri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Khundian
Pincode 176032
Area (hectares) 83.24 hectares
Population 255
Male Population 129
Female Population 126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tihri compares

By the 2011 count Tihri is the 48th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 83.24 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Tihri

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

Tihri lies about 28 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 Tihri
Tehsil headquarters Khundian 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 22 km
District headquarters Kangra 28 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 40 km

Villages closest to Tihri

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 Tihri

As per the Census of India 2011, Tihri village had a population of 255. That makes it the 48th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Tihri village has 129 males and 126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tihri has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Tihri is 176032. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tihri covers 83.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Tihri 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Tihri.

Tihri is about 28 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tihri is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Khundian is about 5.9 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 22 km away. Kangra is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

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

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

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