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About Thakuron Village

Thakuron is a small village in Pachhad tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 97, made up of 42 males and 55 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,310 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thakuron Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thakuron village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Pachhad
Pincode 173024
Area (hectares) 122 hectares
Population 97
Male Population 42
Female Population 55
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,310
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thakuron compares

By the 2011 count Thakuron is the 191st largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 206 residents. Its 122 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 951.

Getting to Thakuron

Thakuron is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Thakuron as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Thakuron from other places

Thakuron lies about 20 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 27 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 Thakuron
Nearest town Nāhan 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Pachhad 20 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 20 km
Nearest railway station Barog 27 km

Villages closest to Thakuron

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thakuron village had a population of 97. That makes it the 191st largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 206 residents.

Thakuron village has 42 males and 55 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thakuron has about 1310 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Thakuron is 173024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thakuron covers 122 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Thakuron falls under Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Thakuron is Barog, about 27 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 village for Thakuron.

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

Thakuron is in Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district. Nāhan is about 15 km away. Pachhad is about 20 km away. Sirmaur 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 Shampur Chandog (under 2 km), Charak (under 2 km) and Banar (under 2 km).

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

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