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About Thana Village

Thana is a small village in Baldwara tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 209, made up of 98 males and 111 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,133 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175033, 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 Mandi
Tehsil Baldwara
Pincode 175033
Area (hectares) 56.5 hectares
Population 209
Male Population 98
Female Population 111
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,133
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thana compares

By the 2011 count Thana is the 92nd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 329 residents. Its 56.5 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1051.

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 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 Thana from other places

Thana lies about 28 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Olinda, about 39 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 Baldwara 9.9 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 10 km
District headquarters Mandi 28 km
Nearest railway station Olinda 39 km

Villages closest to Thana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baldwara 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 209. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 329 residents.

Thana village has 98 males and 111 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thana has about 1133 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1051.

The pincode recorded for Thana is 175033. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thana covers 56.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thana falls under Baldwara tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Thana is Olinda, about 39 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 village for Thana.

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

Thana is in Baldwara tehsil of Mandi district. Baldwara is about 9.9 km away. Sundarnagar is about 10 km away. Mandi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ram Thana (under 2 km), Andharara (under 2 km) and Kunehla (1.7 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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