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About Thana Village

Thana is a small village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 87, made up of 37 males and 50 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,351 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172201, 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 Rampur
Pincode 172201
Area (hectares) 26.74 hectares
Population 87
Male Population 37
Female Population 50
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,351
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thana compares

By the 2011 count Thana is the 135th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 26.74 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

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 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 Thana from other places

Thana lies about 59 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 Rampur 3.6 km
District headquarters Shimla 59 km

Villages closest to Thana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thana village had a population of 87. That makes it the 135th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Thana village has 37 males and 50 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thana has about 1351 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Thana is 172201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thana covers 26.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thana falls under Rampur 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Thana.

Thana is about 59 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 Rampur tehsil of Shimla district. Rampur is about 3.6 km away. Shimla is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaguni (under 2 km), Karai (under 2 km) and Karali (under 2 km).

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

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