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About Tharu Village

Tharu is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 86, made up of 43 males and 43 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tharu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tharu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Nihri
Pincode 175031
Area (hectares) 33.12 hectares
Population 86
Male Population 43
Female Population 43
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tharu compares

By the 2011 count Tharu is the 122nd largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 33.12 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Tharu

Tharu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tharu as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Tharu from other places

Tharu lies about 44 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 40 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 Tharu
Tehsil headquarters Nihri 26 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 37 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 40 km
District headquarters Mandi 44 km

Villages closest to Tharu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tharu village had a population of 86. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Tharu village has 43 males and 43 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tharu has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Tharu is 175031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tharu covers 33.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tharu falls under Nihri tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tharu is Summer Hill, about 40 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Tharu.

Tharu 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.

Tharu is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Nihri is about 26 km away. Sundarnagar is about 37 km away. Summer Hill is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baragta (3.7 km), D P F Baragraun (3.7 km) and D P F Chalon (4.3 km).

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

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