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About Thana Village

Thana is a small village in Krishangarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 69, made up of 37 males and 32 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 17.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Krishangarh
Pincode 173206
Area (hectares) 17.55 hectares
Population 69
Male Population 37
Female Population 32
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thana compares

By the 2011 count Thana is the 114th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 118 residents. Its 17.55 hectares work out to about 3.9 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 1045.

Getting to Thana

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

Thana lies about 31 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 Thana
Nearest town Baddi under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Krishangarh 13 km
Nearest railway station Kalka 19 km
District headquarters Solan 31 km

Villages closest to Thana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thana village had a population of 69. That makes it the 114th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 118 residents.

Thana village has 37 males and 32 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thana has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1045.

The pincode recorded for Thana is 173206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thana covers 17.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thana falls under Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Thana 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 village for Thana.

Thana is about 31 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thana is in Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district. Baddi is about under 2 km away. Krishangarh is about 13 km away. Kalka is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bajthana (under 2 km), Thapal (6.4 km) and Jangal Nalka (6.7 km).

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

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