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About Thana Village

Thana is a small village in Thural tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 247, made up of 105 males and 142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,352 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Thural
Pincode 176107
Area (hectares) 71.08 hectares
Population 247
Male Population 105
Female Population 142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,352
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thana compares

By the 2011 count Thana is the 33rd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 71.08 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1158.

Getting to Thana

Thana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Thana as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Thana from other places

Thana lies about 27 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 17 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 Thana
Tehsil headquarters Thural under 2 km
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 17 km
District headquarters Kangra 27 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 36 km

Villages closest to Thana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thana village had a population of 247. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Thana village has 105 males and 142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thana has about 1352 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1158.

The pincode recorded for Thana is 176107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thana covers 71.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thana falls under Thural tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Thana is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 17 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 <5 km distance for Thana.

Thana 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.

Thana is in Thural tehsil of Kangra district. Thural is about under 2 km away. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 17 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 Ghumarnu (under 2 km), Thural Khas (under 2 km) and Nalehar (under 2 km).

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

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