About Thana Village

Thana is a mid sized village in Nankhari tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,139, made up of 578 males and 561 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172021, 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	Nankhari
Pincode	172021
Area (hectares)	196 hectares
Population	1,139
Male Population	578
Female Population	561
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Thana compares

By the 2011 count Thana is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 196 hectares work out to about 5.8 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 977.

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 10+ km distance. 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 46 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
Tehsil headquarters	Nankhari	14 km
District headquarters	Shimla	46 km

Villages closest to Thana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nankhari 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 1,139. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Thana village has 578 males and 561 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thana has about 971 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 977.

The pincode recorded for Thana is 172021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thana covers 196 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thana falls under Nankhari 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Thana.

Thana is about 46 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 Nankhari tehsil of Shimla district. Nankhari is about 14 km away. Shimla is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.