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About Thandol Village

Thandol is a mid sized village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,055, made up of 522 males and 533 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176088, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thandol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thandol village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176088
Area (hectares) 138.03 hectares
Population 1,055
Male Population 522
Female Population 533
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thandol compares

By the 2011 count Thandol is the 28th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 138.03 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Thandol

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

Thandol lies about 27 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Panchrukhi, about 7.0 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 Thandol
Nearest railway station Panchrukhi 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 13 km
District headquarters Kangra 27 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 31 km

Villages closest to Thandol

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 Thandol

As per the Census of India 2011, Thandol village had a population of 1,055. That makes it the 28th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Thandol village has 522 males and 533 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thandol has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Thandol is 176088. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thandol covers 138.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Thandol is Panchrukhi, about 7.0 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 Thandol.

Thandol is about 27 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thandol is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Panchrukhi is about 7.0 km away. Palampur is about 13 km away. Kangra is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chauthi Band (under 2 km), Malahu (1.6 km) and Badera (1.7 km).

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

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