About Tharu Village

Tharu is a small village in Rajgarh tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 429, made up of 224 males and 205 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tharu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tharu village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Sirmaur
Tehsil	Rajgarh
Pincode	171226
Area (hectares)	210 hectares
Population	429
Male Population	224
Female Population	205
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	915
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tharu compares

By the 2011 count Tharu is the 30th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 328 residents. Its 210 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 Tharu

Tharu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tharu as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Tharu from other places

Tharu lies about 32 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 24 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 Tharu
Tehsil headquarters	Rajgarh	17 km
Nearest town	Shimla	24 km
Nearest railway station	Salogra	24 km
District headquarters	Sirmaur	32 km

Villages closest to Tharu

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.

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Common questions about Tharu

As per the Census of India 2011, Tharu village had a population of 429. That makes it the 30th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 328 residents.

Tharu village has 224 males and 205 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tharu has about 915 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 Tharu is 171226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tharu covers 210 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Tharu is Salogra, about 24 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Tharu.

Tharu is about 32 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tharu is in Rajgarh tehsil of Sirmaur district. Rajgarh is about 17 km away. Shimla is about 24 km away. Salogra is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.