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About Thanar Village

Thanar is a small village in Thunag tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 53, made up of 28 males and 25 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 17.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thanar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thanar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Thunag
Pincode 175054
Area (hectares) 17.03 hectares
Population 53
Male Population 28
Female Population 25
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thanar compares

By the 2011 count Thanar is the 130th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 287 residents. Its 17.03 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 981.

Getting to Thanar

Thanar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Thanar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Thanar from other places

Thanar lies about 37 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 52 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 Thanar
Tehsil headquarters Thunag 10 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 35 km
District headquarters Mandi 37 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 52 km

Villages closest to Thanar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thanar village had a population of 53. That makes it the 130th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 287 residents.

Thanar village has 28 males and 25 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thanar has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Thanar is 175054. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thanar covers 17.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thanar falls under Thunag tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Thanar is Summer Hill, about 52 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Thanar.

Thanar is about 37 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thanar is in Thunag tehsil of Mandi district. Thunag is about 10 km away. Sundarnagar is about 35 km away. Mandi is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barsoa (1.6 km), Jagwatan (4.0 km) and Bharad (4.4 km).

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

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