About Thana Village

Thana is a small village in Tikar tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 100, made up of 44 males and 56 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,273 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171203, 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	Tikar
Pincode	171203
Area (hectares)	55 hectares
Population	100
Male Population	44
Female Population	56
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,273
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Thana compares

By the 2011 count Thana is the 29th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 337 residents. Its 55 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 926.

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 - 10 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 36 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 36 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 Thana
Tehsil headquarters	Tikar	20 km
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	27 km
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	36 km
District headquarters	Shimla	36 km

Villages closest to Thana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thana village had a population of 100. That makes it the 29th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 337 residents.

Thana village has 44 males and 56 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thana has about 1273 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Thana is 171203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thana covers 55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Thana falls under Tikar tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Thana is Summer Hill, about 36 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Thana.

Thana is about 36 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 Tikar tehsil of Shimla district. Tikar is about 20 km away. Sundarnagar is about 27 km away. Summer Hill is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.