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About Thorang Village

Thorang is a small village in Lahul tehsil, in the district of Lahul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 65, made up of 32 males and 33 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thorang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thorang village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Lahul and Spiti
Tehsil Lahul
Pincode 175140
Area (hectares) 20.47 hectares
Population 65
Male Population 32
Female Population 33
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thorang compares

By the 2011 count Thorang is the 47th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 78 residents. Its 20.47 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Thorang

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

Thorang lies about 108 km from Lahul and Spiti, and the nearest railway station is Tripal, about 9.1 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 Thorang
Nearest railway station Tripal 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Lahul 32 km
Nearest town Talwāra 32 km
District headquarters Lahul and Spiti 108 km

Villages closest to Thorang

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thorang village had a population of 65. That makes it the 47th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 78 residents.

Thorang village has 32 males and 33 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thorang has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Thorang is 175140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thorang covers 20.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Thorang is Tripal, about 9.1 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 Thorang.

Thorang is about 108 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.

Thorang is in Lahul tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district. Tripal is about 9.1 km away. Lahul is about 32 km away. Talwāra is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khorpani (under 2 km), Nupe Marang (under 2 km) and Rashil (4.6 km).

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

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