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About Thanaut Village

Thanaut is a small village in Kotli tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 272, made up of 146 males and 126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175052, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thanaut Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thanaut village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Kotli
Pincode 175052
Area (hectares) 70.33 hectares
Population 272
Male Population 146
Female Population 126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thanaut compares

By the 2011 count Thanaut is the 41st largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 70.33 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1084.

Getting to Thanaut

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

Thanaut lies about 75 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Kathleeghat, about 6.8 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 Thanaut
Nearest railway station Kathleeghat 6.8 km
Nearest town Shimla 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Kotli 23 km
District headquarters Mandi 75 km

Villages closest to Thanaut

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thanaut village had a population of 272. That makes it the 41st largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Thanaut village has 146 males and 126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thanaut has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1084.

The pincode recorded for Thanaut is 175052. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thanaut covers 70.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thanaut falls under Kotli tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Thanaut is Kathleeghat, about 6.8 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 Thanaut.

Thanaut is about 75 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thanaut is in Kotli tehsil of Mandi district. Kathleeghat is about 6.8 km away. Shimla is about 14 km away. Kotli is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sadoh (1.7 km), Laswai Khad (10 km) and Barnota (14 km).

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

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