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About Thapa Saring Village

Thapa Saring is a small village in Sangla tehsil, in the district of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 476, made up of 234 males and 242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 287 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thapa Saring Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thapa Saring village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kinnaur
Tehsil Sangla
Pincode 172106
Area (hectares) 287 hectares
Population 476
Male Population 234
Female Population 242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thapa Saring compares

By the 2011 count Thapa Saring is the 14th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 434 residents. Its 287 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 815.

Getting to Thapa Saring

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

Thapa Saring lies about 12 km from Kinnaur. 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 Thapa Saring
District headquarters Kinnaur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Sangla 26 km
Nearest town Shimla 130 km

Villages closest to Thapa Saring

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sangla 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 Thapa Saring

As per the Census of India 2011, Thapa Saring village had a population of 476. That makes it the 14th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 434 residents.

Thapa Saring village has 234 males and 242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thapa Saring has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 815.

The pincode recorded for Thapa Saring is 172106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thapa Saring covers 287 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Thapa Saring falls under Sangla tehsil of Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Thapa Saring notes the nearest railway station 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 Thapa Saring.

Thapa Saring is about 12 km from Kinnaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thapa Saring is in Sangla tehsil of Kinnaur district. Kinnaur is about 12 km away. Sangla is about 26 km away. Shimla is about 130 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhar Kali Kutang Uperli (4.8 km), Kamru Khas (26 km) and Sangla (26 km).

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

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