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About Thana Village

Thana is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 899, made up of 459 males and 440 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144527, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thana village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 144527
Area (hectares) 150 hectares
Population 899
Male Population 459
Female Population 440
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Thana compares

By the 2011 count Thana is the 139th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 150 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Thana

Thana is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Thana 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 5 - 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 47 km from Hoshiarpur. 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
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 5.6 km
Nearest town Nawanshahr 11 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 47 km

Villages closest to Thana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Garhshankar 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 899. That makes it the 139th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Thana village has 459 males and 440 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thana has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Thana is 144527. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thana covers 150 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thana falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The census record for Thana notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Thana.

Thana is about 47 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thana is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Garhshankar is about 5.6 km away. Nawanshahr is about 11 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bora (under 2 km), Mukandpur (under 2 km) and Nangal (under 2 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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