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About Thara Village

Thara is a mid sized village in Haroli tehsil, in the district of Una, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 997, made up of 525 males and 472 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thara village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Una
Tehsil Haroli
Pincode 176601
Area (hectares) 172 hectares
Population 997
Male Population 525
Female Population 472
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thara compares

By the 2011 count Thara is the 31st largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,236 residents. Its 172 hectares work out to about 5.8 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 945.

Getting to Thara

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

Thara lies about 46 km from Una, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 22 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 Thara
Tehsil headquarters Haroli 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 22 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 40 km
District headquarters Una 46 km

Villages closest to Thara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thara village had a population of 997. That makes it the 31st largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,236 residents.

Thara village has 525 males and 472 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thara has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Thara is 176601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thara covers 172 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thara falls under Haroli tehsil of Una district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Thara is Jawalamukhi Road, about 22 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 Thara.

Thara is about 46 km from Una in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thara is in Haroli tehsil of Una district. Haroli is about 5.8 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 22 km away. Dharamsala is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haroli (5.8 km), Haleran (6.2 km) and Dharampur (8.8 km).

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

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