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About Thar Village

Thar is a small village in Krishangarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 41, made up of 19 males and 22 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,158 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Krishangarh
Pincode 173218
Area (hectares) 20.52 hectares
Population 41
Male Population 19
Female Population 22
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,158
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thar compares

By the 2011 count Thar is the 151st largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 118 residents. Its 20.52 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1045.

Getting to Thar

Thar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Thar as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Thar from other places

Thar 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 Thar
Tehsil headquarters Krishangarh 2.4 km
Nearest railway station Sonwara 11 km
Nearest town Baddi 15 km
District headquarters Solan 18 km

Villages closest to Thar

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 Thar

As per the Census of India 2011, Thar village had a population of 41. That makes it the 151st largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 118 residents.

Thar village has 19 males and 22 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thar has about 1158 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1045.

The pincode recorded for Thar is 173218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thar covers 20.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Thar 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Thar.

Thar 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.

Thar is in Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district. Krishangarh is about 2.4 km away. Sonwara is about 11 km away. Baddi is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panathari (under 2 km), Jethi (under 2 km) and Chiala (under 2 km).

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

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