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About Thana Village

Thana is a small village in Dharmpur tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 381, made up of 176 males and 205 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,165 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175040, 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 Dharmpur
Pincode 175040
Area (hectares) 69.07 hectares
Population 381
Male Population 176
Female Population 205
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,165
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 33rd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 69.07 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1126.

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 73 km from Mandi. 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 Dharmpur 4.2 km
Nearest town Shimla 15 km
District headquarters Mandi 73 km

Villages closest to Thana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dharmpur 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 381. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Thana village has 176 males and 205 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thana has about 1165 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1126.

The pincode recorded for Thana is 175040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thana covers 69.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Thana 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 Thana.

Thana is about 73 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 Dharmpur tehsil of Mandi district. Dharmpur is about 4.2 km away. Shimla is about 15 km away. Mandi is about 73 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harian Nal (2.8 km), Banal (3.1 km) and Chah (3.7 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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