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About Thana Village

Thana is a small village in Thunag tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 122, made up of 60 males and 62 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Thunag
Pincode 175054
Area (hectares) 111 hectares
Population 122
Male Population 60
Female Population 62
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
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 Thana compares

By the 2011 count Thana is the 114th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 287 residents. Its 111 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Thana

Thana is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Thana 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 Thana from other places

Thana lies about 38 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 36 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 Thana
Tehsil headquarters Thunag 14 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 27 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 36 km
District headquarters Mandi 38 km

Villages closest to Thana

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 Thana

As per the Census of India 2011, Thana village had a population of 122. That makes it the 114th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 287 residents.

Thana village has 60 males and 62 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thana has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

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

Thana covers 111 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Thana is Summer Hill, about 36 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 Thana.

Thana is about 38 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thana is in Thunag tehsil of Mandi district. Thunag is about 14 km away. Sundarnagar is about 27 km away. Summer Hill is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Thanar (under 2 km), Bakaran (1.8 km) and Sanoi (3.8 km).

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

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