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About Thara Village

Thara is a small village in Jogindarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 372, made up of 167 males and 205 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,228 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thara village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Jogindarnagar
Pincode 176120
Area (hectares) 44.62 hectares
Population 372
Male Population 167
Female Population 205
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,228
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thara compares

By the 2011 count Thara is the 78th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 386 residents. Its 44.62 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1112.

Getting to Thara

Thara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Thara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Thara from other places

Thara lies about 44 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Baijnath Mandir, about 2.4 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 Thara
Nearest railway station Baijnath Mandir 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Jogindarnagar 13 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 38 km
District headquarters Mandi 44 km

Villages closest to Thara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thara village had a population of 372. That makes it the 78th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 386 residents.

Thara village has 167 males and 205 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thara has about 1228 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1112.

The pincode recorded for Thara is 176120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thara covers 44.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Thara falls under Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Thara is Baijnath Mandir, about 2.4 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 <5 km distance for Thara.

Thara is about 44 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thara is in Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Baijnath Mandir is about 2.4 km away. Jogindarnagar is about 13 km away. Dharamsala is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bag (1.9 km), Bagsehra (1.9 km) and Suka Bag (1.9 km).

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

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