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About Thora Khas Village

Thora Khas is a mid sized village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 770, made up of 394 males and 376 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thora Khas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thora Khas village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176202
Area (hectares) 191.12 hectares
Population 770
Male Population 394
Female Population 376
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Thora Khas compares

By the 2011 count Thora Khas is the 58th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 191.12 hectares work out to about 4.0 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 a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Thora Khas

The census records public bus service for Thora Khas 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Thora Khas from other places

Thora Khas lies about 51 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur 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 Thora Khas
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 18 km
Nearest town Chamba 20 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 22 km
District headquarters Kangra 51 km

Villages closest to Thora Khas

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 Thora Khas

As per the Census of India 2011, Thora Khas village had a population of 770. That makes it the 58th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Thora Khas village has 394 males and 376 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thora Khas has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Thora Khas is 176202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thora Khas covers 191.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thora Khas falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Thora Khas is Nurpur Road, about 22 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Thora Khas.

Thora Khas is about 51 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thora Khas is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur is about 18 km away. Chamba is about 20 km away. Nurpur Road 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 Ghoran (under 2 km), Bedal Pur (2.3 km) and Bohala (2.3 km).

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

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