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About Thauna Village

Thauna is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 416, made up of 219 males and 197 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thauna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thauna village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 173207
Area (hectares) 32 hectares
Population 416
Male Population 219
Female Population 197
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thauna compares

By the 2011 count Thauna is the 24th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 32 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Thauna

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

Thauna lies about 30 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kalka, about 19 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 Thauna
Nearest town Baddi 2.4 km
Nearest railway station Kalka 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Arki 25 km
District headquarters Solan 30 km

Villages closest to Thauna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thauna village had a population of 416. That makes it the 24th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Thauna village has 219 males and 197 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thauna has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Thauna is 173207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thauna covers 32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Thauna falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Thauna is Kalka, about 19 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 km distance for Thauna.

Thauna is about 30 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thauna is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Baddi is about 2.4 km away. Kalka is about 19 km away. Arki is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kishanpur (5.8 km), Balera (7.1 km) and Bater (8.3 km).

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

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