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About Thanadhar Village

Thanadhar is a small village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 107, made up of 53 males and 54 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thanadhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thanadhar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Rampur
Pincode 172022
Area (hectares) 40.93 hectares
Population 107
Male Population 53
Female Population 54
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thanadhar compares

By the 2011 count Thanadhar is the 127th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 40.93 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 Thanadhar

Thanadhar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Thanadhar as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Thanadhar from other places

Thanadhar lies about 39 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 Thanadhar
Tehsil headquarters Rampur 19 km
District headquarters Shimla 39 km

Villages closest to Thanadhar

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 Thanadhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Thanadhar village had a population of 107. That makes it the 127th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Thanadhar village has 53 males and 54 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thanadhar has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Thanadhar is 172022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thanadhar covers 40.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thanadhar falls under Rampur tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Thanadhar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Thanadhar.

Thanadhar is about 39 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thanadhar is in Rampur tehsil of Shimla district. Rampur is about 19 km away. Shimla is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaghori (5.1 km), Narola (5.3 km) and Dharali (6.2 km).

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

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