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About Thanda Village

Thanda is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 110, made up of 60 males and 50 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thanda village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171201
Area (hectares) 38.6 hectares
Population 110
Male Population 60
Female Population 50
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
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 Thanda compares

By the 2011 count Thanda is the 255th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 38.6 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Thanda

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

Thanda lies about 20 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 Thanda
Tehsil headquarters Theog 2.2 km
District headquarters Shimla 20 km

Villages closest to Thanda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thanda village had a population of 110. That makes it the 255th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Thanda village has 60 males and 50 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thanda has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Thanda is 171201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thanda covers 38.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thanda falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Thanda 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 Thanda.

Thanda is about 20 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thanda is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 2.2 km away. Shimla is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balowa (under 2 km), Bhot (under 2 km) and Bundu (under 2 km).

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

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