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About Thaneri Village

Thaneri is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2. The village covers 10.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thaneri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thaneri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171011
Area (hectares) 10.31 hectares
Population 2
Male Population 2
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 Thaneri compares

By the 2011 count Thaneri is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 10.31 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Getting to Thaneri

Thaneri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Thaneri 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 Thaneri from other places

Thaneri lies about 23 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 7.1 km away. 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 Thaneri
Nearest railway station Salogra 7.1 km
Nearest town Solan 7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 23 km
District headquarters Shimla 23 km

Villages closest to Thaneri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Thaneri

As per the Census of India 2011, Thaneri village had a population of 2. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

The pincode recorded for Thaneri is 171011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thaneri covers 10.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Thaneri falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Thaneri is Salogra, about 7.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Thaneri.

Thaneri is about 23 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thaneri is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Salogra is about 7.1 km away. Solan is about 7.9 km away. Shimla Rural is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Neri (under 2 km), Ajdhar (2.1 km) and Dhar (2.1 km).

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

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