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About Tharola Village

Tharola is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 182, made up of 102 males and 80 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 784 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tharola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tharola village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173215
Area (hectares) 44.74 hectares
Population 182
Male Population 102
Female Population 80
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 784
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tharola compares

By the 2011 count Tharola is the 65th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 44.74 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Tharola

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

Tharola lies about 18 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Sonwara, about 11 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 Tharola
Nearest railway station Sonwara 11 km
Nearest town Baddi 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 16 km
District headquarters Solan 18 km

Villages closest to Tharola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tharola village had a population of 182. That makes it the 65th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Tharola village has 102 males and 80 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tharola has about 784 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Tharola is 173215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tharola covers 44.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tharola falls under Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Tharola is Sonwara, about 11 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 Tharola.

Tharola is about 18 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tharola is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Sonwara is about 11 km away. Baddi is about 15 km away. Kandaghat is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chanor (3.9 km), Kumharari (4.7 km) and Banjani (6.4 km).

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

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