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About Thakar Dwara Village

Thakar Dwara is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 317, made up of 153 males and 164 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,072 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thakar Dwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thakar Dwara village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176022
Area (hectares) 38.05 hectares
Population 317
Male Population 153
Female Population 164
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,072
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Thakar Dwara compares

By the 2011 count Thakar Dwara is the 173rd largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 38.05 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Thakar Dwara

Thakar Dwara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Thakar Dwara as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Thakar Dwara from other places

Thakar Dwara lies about 36 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 5.0 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 Thakar Dwara
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 13 km
Nearest town Mamun 22 km
District headquarters Kangra 36 km

Villages closest to Thakar Dwara

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 Thakar Dwara

As per the Census of India 2011, Thakar Dwara village had a population of 317. That makes it the 173rd largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Thakar Dwara village has 153 males and 164 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thakar Dwara has about 1072 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Thakar Dwara is 176022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thakar Dwara covers 38.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Thakar Dwara falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Thakar Dwara is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 5.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Thakar Dwara.

Thakar Dwara 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.

Thakar Dwara is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 5.0 km away. Nurpur is about 13 km away. Mamun is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rit Upperli (under 2 km), Sakri (under 2 km) and Batrahn Khas (under 2 km).

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

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