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About Thera Village

Thera is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 43, made up of 22 males and 21 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176064, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thera village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176064
Area (hectares) 39.58 hectares
Population 43
Male Population 22
Female Population 21
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Thera compares

By the 2011 count Thera is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 39.58 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Thera

Thera is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Thera 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Thera from other places

Thera lies about 17 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Paror, about 2.4 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 Thera
Nearest railway station Paror 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 12 km
District headquarters Kangra 17 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 20 km

Villages closest to Thera

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Palampur 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 Thera

As per the Census of India 2011, Thera village had a population of 43. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Thera village has 22 males and 21 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thera has about 955 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 1062.

The pincode recorded for Thera is 176064. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thera covers 39.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Thera falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Thera is Paror, about 2.4 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 <5 km distance for Thera.

Thera is about 17 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thera is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Paror is about 2.4 km away. Palampur is about 12 km away. Kangra is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghartholi (under 2 km), Brankar (under 2 km) and Jol (under 2 km).

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

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