About Tharu Village

Tharu is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 282, made up of 139 males and 143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171019, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tharu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tharu village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Seoni
Pincode	171019
Area (hectares)	130.15 hectares
Population	282
Male Population	139
Female Population	143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,029
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tharu compares

By the 2011 count Tharu is the 28th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 130.15 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Tharu

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

Tharu lies about 19 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 Tharu
Tehsil headquarters	Seoni	14 km
District headquarters	Shimla	19 km

Villages closest to Tharu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tharu village had a population of 282. That makes it the 28th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Tharu village has 139 males and 143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tharu has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Tharu is 171019. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tharu covers 130.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tharu falls under Seoni tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Tharu 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 Tharu.

Tharu is about 19 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tharu is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Seoni is about 14 km away. Shimla is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.