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About Thirot Village

Thirot is a small village in Udaipur tehsil, in the district of Lahul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 117, made up of 66 males and 51 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 773 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thirot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thirot village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Lahul and Spiti
Tehsil Udaipur
Pincode 175139
Area (hectares) 22.28 hectares
Population 117
Male Population 66
Female Population 51
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 773
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thirot compares

By the 2011 count Thirot is the 23rd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 135 residents. Its 22.28 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Thirot

Thirot is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Thirot as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Thirot from other places

Thirot lies about 28 km from Lahul and Spiti, and the nearest railway station is Zero Point, about 68 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 Thirot
Tehsil headquarters Udaipur 13 km
District headquarters Lahul and Spiti 28 km
Nearest town Chamba 62 km
Nearest railway station Zero Point 68 km

Villages closest to Thirot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thirot village had a population of 117. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 135 residents.

Thirot village has 66 males and 51 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thirot has about 773 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Thirot is 175139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thirot covers 22.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thirot falls under Udaipur tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Thirot is Zero Point, about 68 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 10+ km distance for Thirot.

Thirot is about 28 km from Lahul and Spiti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thirot is in Udaipur tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district. Udaipur is about 13 km away. Lahul and Spiti is about 28 km away. Chamba is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Sindwari (under 2 km), Sindwari (under 2 km) and Kamring (2.8 km).

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

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