About Thana Village

Thana is a small village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 313, made up of 160 males and 153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171211, 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	Shimla
Tehsil	Chaupal
Pincode	171211
Area (hectares)	103.09 hectares
Population	313
Male Population	160
Female Population	153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	956
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Thana compares

By the 2011 count Thana is the 26th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 103.09 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Thana

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

Thana lies about 48 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 42 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	Chaupal	14 km
Nearest town	Nāhan	39 km
Nearest railway station	Salogra	42 km
District headquarters	Shimla	48 km

Villages closest to Thana

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

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Common questions about Thana

As per the Census of India 2011, Thana village had a population of 313. That makes it the 26th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Thana village has 160 males and 153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thana has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Thana is 171211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thana covers 103.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thana falls under Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Thana is Salogra, about 42 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 Thana.

Thana is about 48 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thana is in Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district. Chaupal is about 14 km away. Nāhan is about 39 km away. Salogra is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.