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About Bhol Thakran Village

Bhol Thakran is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 418, made up of 203 males and 215 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176200, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhol Thakran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhol Thakran village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176200
Area (hectares) 167.8 hectares
Population 418
Male Population 203
Female Population 215
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,059
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhol Thakran compares

By the 2011 count Bhol Thakran is the 136th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 167.8 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 971.

Getting to Bhol Thakran

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

Bhol Thakran lies about 36 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 4.5 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 Bhol Thakran
Nearest railway station Talara 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 6.6 km
Nearest town Mamun 23 km
District headquarters Kangra 36 km

Villages closest to Bhol Thakran

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nurpur 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 Bhol Thakran

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhol Thakran village had a population of 418. That makes it the 136th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Bhol Thakran village has 203 males and 215 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhol Thakran has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Bhol Thakran is 176200. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhol Thakran covers 167.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhol Thakran falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhol Thakran is Talara, about 4.5 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 Bhol Thakran.

Bhol Thakran is about 36 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhol Thakran is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Talara is about 4.5 km away. Nurpur is about 6.6 km away. Mamun is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Bhol Thakran (under 2 km), Manj Graon (under 2 km) and Sanjor (under 2 km).

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

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