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About Tharu Village

Tharu is a mid sized village in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 966, made up of 491 males and 475 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176047, 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 Nagrota Bagwan
Pincode 176047
Area (hectares) 35.93 hectares
Population 966
Male Population 491
Female Population 475
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Tharu compares

By the 2011 count Tharu is the 17th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 35.93 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Tharu

Tharu is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Tharu 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 <5 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 10 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nagrota, about 2.0 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 Nagrota Bagwan under 2 km
Nearest railway station Nagrota 2.0 km
District headquarters Kangra 10 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 13 km

Villages closest to Tharu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagrota Bagwan 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 Tharu

As per the Census of India 2011, Tharu village had a population of 966. That makes it the 17th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Tharu village has 491 males and 475 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tharu has about 967 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 1027.

The pincode recorded for Tharu is 176047. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tharu covers 35.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Tharu falls under Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tharu is Nagrota, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Tharu.

Tharu is about 10 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 Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district. Nagrota Bagwan is about under 2 km away. Nagrota is about 2.0 km away. Kangra is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kathwari (under 2 km), Tarindi (under 2 km) and Lahlesar (under 2 km).

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

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