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About Thakrot Village

Thakrot is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 41, made up of 22 males and 19 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thakrot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thakrot village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171204
Area (hectares) 45 hectares
Population 41
Male Population 22
Female Population 19
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
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 Thakrot compares

By the 2011 count Thakrot is the 194th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 45 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Thakrot

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

Thakrot lies about 36 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 Thakrot
Tehsil headquarters Kotkhai under 2 km
District headquarters Shimla 36 km

Villages closest to Thakrot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thakrot village had a population of 41. That makes it the 194th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Thakrot village has 22 males and 19 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thakrot has about 864 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 Thakrot is 171204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thakrot covers 45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Thakrot falls under Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Thakrot notes the nearest railway station 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 Thakrot.

Thakrot is about 36 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thakrot is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about under 2 km away. Shimla 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 Khorwi (under 2 km), Ghasi Gaon (under 2 km) and Sholwi (under 2 km).

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

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