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About Bara Thana Village

Bara Thana is a small village in Lad Bharol tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 233, made up of 100 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,330 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Thana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Thana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Lad Bharol
Pincode 176126
Area (hectares) 57.28 hectares
Population 233
Male Population 100
Female Population 133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,330
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara Thana compares

By the 2011 count Bara Thana is the 38th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 57.28 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1262.

Getting to Bara Thana

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

Bara Thana lies about 17 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Joginder Nagar, about 22 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 Bara Thana
District headquarters Mandi 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Lad Bharol 18 km
Nearest railway station Joginder Nagar 22 km

Villages closest to Bara Thana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lad Bharol 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 Bara Thana

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Thana village had a population of 233. That makes it the 38th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Bara Thana village has 100 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Thana has about 1330 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1262.

The pincode recorded for Bara Thana is 176126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Thana covers 57.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bara Thana falls under Lad Bharol tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bara Thana is Joginder Nagar, about 22 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 Bara Thana.

Bara Thana is about 17 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Thana is in Lad Bharol tehsil of Mandi district. Mandi is about 17 km away. Lad Bharol is about 18 km away. Joginder Nagar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maha Thana (under 2 km), Banandar (3.8 km) and Banoh (3.8 km).

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

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