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About Thana Village

Thana is a mid sized village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,682, made up of 885 males and 797 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 351 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thana village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Anandpur Sahib
Pincode 140117
Area (hectares) 351 hectares
Population 1,682
Male Population 885
Female Population 797
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Thana compares

By the 2011 count Thana is the 22nd largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 945 residents. Its 351 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 947.

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 <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 30 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 13 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 railway station Kiratpur Sahib 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Anandpur Sahib 19 km
Nearest town Baddi 28 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 30 km

Villages closest to Thana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Anandpur Sahib 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 1,682. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 945 residents.

Thana village has 885 males and 797 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thana has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Thana is 140117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thana covers 351 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thana falls under Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Thana is Kiratpur Sahib, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 village for Thana.

Thana is about 30 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thana is in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Kiratpur Sahib is about 13 km away. Anandpur Sahib is about 19 km away. Baddi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banni (2.7 km), Nalhoti (2.9 km) and Jatpur (3.8 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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