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About Thankar Village

Thankar is a small village in Bhadrota tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 142, made up of 69 males and 73 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175049, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thankar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thankar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Bhadrota
Pincode 175049
Area (hectares) 102.23 hectares
Population 142
Male Population 69
Female Population 73
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,058
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thankar compares

By the 2011 count Thankar is the 65th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 234 residents. Its 102.23 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Thankar

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

Thankar lies about 11 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 34 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 Thankar
Tehsil headquarters Bhadrota 3.3 km
District headquarters Mandi 11 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 34 km

Villages closest to Thankar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thankar village had a population of 142. That makes it the 65th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 234 residents.

Thankar village has 69 males and 73 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thankar has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Thankar is 175049. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thankar covers 102.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Thankar falls under Bhadrota tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Thankar is Buffer Stop, about 34 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 Thankar.

Thankar is about 11 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thankar is in Bhadrota tehsil of Mandi district. Bhadrota is about 3.3 km away. Mandi is about 11 km away. Buffer Stop is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal (under 2 km), Darbiahni (under 2 km) and Kothi (under 2 km).

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

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