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About Thanari Village

Thanari is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 262, made up of 140 males and 122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thanari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thanari village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171202
Area (hectares) 159.33 hectares
Population 262
Male Population 140
Female Population 122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thanari compares

By the 2011 count Thanari is the 45th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 159.33 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 Thanari

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

Thanari lies about 40 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 Thanari
Tehsil headquarters Kotkhai 8.1 km
District headquarters Shimla 40 km

Villages closest to Thanari

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 Thanari

As per the Census of India 2011, Thanari village had a population of 262. That makes it the 45th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Thanari village has 140 males and 122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thanari has about 871 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 Thanari is 171202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thanari covers 159.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Thanari 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 <5 km distance for Thanari.

Thanari is about 40 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thanari is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 8.1 km away. Shimla is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Up Muhal Dahar (1.9 km), Up Muhal Gahrog (2.0 km) and Up Muhal Jashla (2.5 km).

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

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