About Thachwa Village

Thachwa is a mid sized village in Nermand tehsil, in the district of Kullu, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,534, made up of 808 males and 726 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thachwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thachwa village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kullu
Tehsil	Nermand
Pincode	172001
Area (hectares)	44 hectares
Population	1,534
Male Population	808
Female Population	726
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	899
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Thachwa compares

By the 2011 count Thachwa is the 13th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,042 residents. Its 44 hectares work out to about 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Thachwa

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

Thachwa lies about 75 km from Kullu. 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 Thachwa
Tehsil headquarters	Nermand	6.5 km
Nearest town	Shimla	59 km
District headquarters	Kullu	75 km

Villages closest to Thachwa

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

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Common questions about Thachwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Thachwa village had a population of 1,534. That makes it the 13th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,042 residents.

Thachwa village has 808 males and 726 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thachwa has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Thachwa is 172001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thachwa covers 44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Thachwa falls under Nermand tehsil of Kullu district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Thachwa 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 village for Thachwa.

Thachwa is about 75 km from Kullu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thachwa is in Nermand tehsil of Kullu district. Nermand is about 6.5 km away. Shimla is about 59 km away. Kullu is about 75 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.