About Thana Village

Thana is a small village in Jubbal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 328, made up of 167 males and 161 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171215, 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	Jubbal
Pincode	171215
Area (hectares)	109 hectares
Population	328
Male Population	167
Female Population	161
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Thana compares

By the 2011 count Thana is the 39th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 109 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 971.

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 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 Thana from other places

Thana lies about 15 km from Shimla. 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
District headquarters	Shimla	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jubbal	32 km

Villages closest to Thana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jubbal 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 328. That makes it the 39th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Thana village has 167 males and 161 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thana has about 964 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 971.

The pincode recorded for Thana is 171215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thana covers 109 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 Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Thana notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Thana.

Thana is about 15 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 Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla is about 15 km away. Jubbal is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.