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About Thara Village

Thara is a small village in Rajgarh tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 301, made up of 157 males and 144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thara village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Rajgarh
Pincode 173101
Area (hectares) 78 hectares
Population 301
Male Population 157
Female Population 144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thara compares

By the 2011 count Thara is the 70th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 328 residents. Its 78 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Thara

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

Thara lies about 20 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 23 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 Thara
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarh 5.8 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 20 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 23 km
Nearest town Solan 24 km

Villages closest to Thara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thara village had a population of 301. That makes it the 70th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 328 residents.

Thara village has 157 males and 144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thara has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Thara is 173101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thara covers 78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thara falls under Rajgarh tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Thara is Salogra, about 23 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 Thara.

Thara 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.

Thara is in Rajgarh tehsil of Sirmaur district. Rajgarh is about 5.8 km away. Sirmaur is about 20 km away. Salogra 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 Baraila (under 2 km), Dhanach Shayaghat (1.5 km) and Shaya (1.5 km).

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

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