About Thinu Village

Thinu is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 453, made up of 236 males and 217 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thinu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thinu village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Kumharsain
Pincode	172031
Area (hectares)	136 hectares
Population	453
Male Population	236
Female Population	217
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	919
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Thinu compares

By the 2011 count Thinu is the 25th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 136 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Thinu

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

Thinu lies about 37 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 Thinu
Tehsil headquarters	Kumharsain	4.8 km
District headquarters	Shimla	37 km

Villages closest to Thinu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thinu village had a population of 453. That makes it the 25th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Thinu village has 236 males and 217 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thinu has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Thinu is 172031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thinu covers 136 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thinu falls under Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Thinu 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 village for Thinu.

Thinu is about 37 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thinu is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about 4.8 km away. Shimla is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.